T cell receptors recognizing mutated p53

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated human p53. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/565,383, filed Sep. 29, 2017, which is incorporatedby reference in its entirety herein.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

This invention was made with Government support under project numberBC010985 by the National Institutes of Health, National CancerInstitute. The Government has certain rights in the invention.

INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

Incorporated by reference in its entirety herein is a computer-readablenucleotide/amino acid sequence listing submitted concurrently herewithand identified as follows: One 687,555 Byte ASCII (Text) file named“739980_ST25.txt,” dated Sep. 7, 2018.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Some cancers may have very limited treatment options, particularly whenthe cancer becomes metastatic and unresectable. Despite advances intreatments such as, for example, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiationtherapy, the prognosis for many cancers, such as, for example,pancreatic, colorectal, lung, endometrial, ovarian, and prostatecancers, may be poor. Accordingly, there exists an unmet need foradditional treatments for cancer.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention provides an isolated or purified T cellreceptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated human p53.

Further embodiments of the invention provide related polypeptides andproteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expressionvectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceuticalcompositions relating to the TCRs of the invention.

Still further embodiments of the invention provide methods of detectingthe presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventingcancer in a mammal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a graph showing the concentration of IFN-γ (pg/mL) measuredfollowing co-culture of autologous PBL transduced with one of theindicated TCRs from patient 4127 following co-culture with autologousdendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with either WT p53-G245 peptide (wt)(unshaded bars) or mutated p53-G245S peptide (mut) (shaded bars) at theindicated decreasing peptide concentrations (μg/mL).

FIG. 2 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1 BB positive cells (% ofCD4+ mTCRβ+) detected following co-culture of autologous PBL transducedwith one of the indicated TCRs from patient 4127 with autologous DCspulsed with either WT p53-G245 peptide (wt) (unshaded bars) or mutatedp53-G245S peptide (mut) (shaded bars) at the indicated decreasingpeptide concentrations (μg/mL).

FIG. 3 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1 BB positive cells (% ofCD4+ mTCRβ+) detected following co-culture of autologous PBL transducedwith one of the indicated TCRs from patient 4127 with autologous DCspulsed with one of the peptides shown in Table A.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing the concentration of IFN-γ (pg/mL) measuredfollowing co-culture of TIL from patient 4127 or T cells transduced withone of the indicated TCRs with COS7 cells which were transduced with oneof the indicated HLA alleles and pulsed with DMSO or one of theindicated peptides.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1 BB positive cells (% ofCD4+ mTCRβ+) detected following co-culture of TIL from patient 4127 or Tcells which were transduced with one of the indicated TCRs with COS7cells which were transduced with one of the indicated HLA alleles andpulsed with DMSO or one of the indicated peptides.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the number of spots per 2×10⁴ effector cellsmeasured following co-culture of TIL from patient 4127 with allogeneic(DRB3*01:01:01 or DRB3*02:02:01) APCs which were (1) electroporated withTMG composed of irrelevant (IRR; left hatched open bars), WT p53(p53-WT; left hatched gray bars) or mutated p53 (p53-MUT; gray bars)sequence or (2) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; right hatched openbars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WTp53-G245 sequence (LP-p53-wt-G245; right hatched gray bars) or mutatedp53-G245S (LP-p53-mut-G245S; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing the number of spots per 2×10⁴ effector cellsmeasured following co-culture of cells expressing the 4127-TCR1 withallogeneic (DRB3*01:01:01 or DRB3*02:02:01) APCs which were (1)electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant (IRR; left hatched openbars), WT p53 (p53-WT; left hatched gray bars) or mutated p53 (p53-MUT;gray bars) sequence or (2) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; righthatched open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-G245 sequence (LP-p53-wt-G245; right hatched graybars) or mutated p53-G245S (LP-p53-mut-G245S; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 8A is a graph showing IFN-γ secretion (spots/2×10⁴ cells) measuredfollowing co-culture of TIL from the infusion bag used to treat patient4196 with Cos7 cells transfected with plasmids for TMG1 and theindicated HLA allele.

FIG. 8B is a graph showing IFN-γ secretion (spots/2×10⁴ cells) measuredfollowing co-culture of TIL from the infusion bag used to treat patient4196 with autologous DCs pulsed with candidate minimal epitope(HMTEVVRHC (SEQ ID NO: 530) or (SQHMTEVVRH (SEQ ID NO: 531)). T cellscultured alone served as a control.

FIGS. 9A-9D are graphs showing the percentages of mTCRβ+CD8+41BB+ cellsdetected following co-culture of DCs pulsed with minimal WT (circles) ormutated (mut) (squares) epitope at the indicated concentrations (μg/mL)with cells transduced with one of the following TCRs: AV12/BV6-1 (A),AV2/BV6-1 (B), AV6/BV11 (C), or AV38/BV10-3 (D). Co-culture of pulsedDCs with untransduced (UT) cells (triangles) served as a control.Results shown are representative of two experiments.

FIGS. 10A-10B are graphs showing IFN-γ secretion (pg/mL) (A) andpercentage of 4-1BB positive cells (%, mTCRβ+) (B) measured followingco-culture of T2 cells pulsed with the minimal mutated epitope at theindicated concentrations with cells transduced with one of the followingTCRs: AV12/BV6-1 (closed triangles), AV6/BV11 (circles), or AV38/BV10-3(squares). Co-culture of pulsed T2 cells with untransduced (UT) cells(open triangles) served as a control.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells detected following co-culture of TCR-transduced cellswith the indicated target cell lines. Effector cells were transducedwith AV12/BV6-1 (black bars), AV6/BV11 (striped bars), or AV38/BV10-3(grey bars). HLA-A*02:01-transduced target cells are indicated byLS123-A2, CCRF-CEM-A2 and AU-565-A2. Peptide-pulsed target cells areindicated by (+). Target cells not pulsed with peptide are indicated by(−). Untransduced effector cells (unshaded bars) co-cultured with targetcell lines were used as a control.

FIG. 12 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of Patient 4238 TILfragments F1-F24 (n=24) with autologous APCs electroporated with TMGcomposed of irrelevant (IRR; open bars) or mutated p53 (p53-MUT; blackbars) sequence.

FIG. 13 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of Patient 4238 TILfragments F1-F24 (n=24) with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle(DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidecomposed of mutated p53-R248Q (LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 14 is a graph showing the percentage of CD8+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of Patient 4238 TIL fragments F1-F24 (n=24) withautologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant (IRR;open bars) or mutated p53 (p53-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 15 is a graph showing the percentage of CD8+4-1 BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of Patient 4238 TIL fragments F1-F24 (n=24) withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptide composed of mutatedp53-R248Q (LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 16 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24;n=24) from patient 4253 with autologous APCs (1) pulsed with peptidevehicle (DMSO; open bars), (2) pulsed with purified (>95% by HPLC)25-amino acid peptides composed of mutated p53-R248W (LP-p53-R248W-MUT;black bars) sequence, (3) electroporated with an irrelevant TMG(TMG-IRR; gray hatched bars), or (4) electroporated with p53-mut-TMGcontaining mutated p53-R248W sequence.

FIG. 17 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24,n=24) from patient 4273 with autologous APCs electroporated with TMG(TMG) composed of irrelevant (IRR; open bars) WT p53 (p53-WT; gray bars)or mutated p53 (p53-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 18 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of patient 4273 TIL fragments F1-F24 (n=24) withautologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant (IRR;open bars) WT p53 (p53-WT; gray bars) or mutated p53 (p53-MUT; blackbars) sequence.

FIG. 19 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24,n=24) from patient 4273 with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle(DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-R248 sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutatedp53-R248W (LP-p53-R248W-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 20 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4273with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutated p53-R248W(LP-p53-R248W-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 21 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of autologous PBL frompatient 4149 (transposed with 4149-TCRa2b1 or 4149-TCRa2b2) withautologous APCs which were (1) electroporated with TMG composed ofirrelevant (IRR; right hatched black bars), WT p53 (p53-wt-TMG; lefthatched black bars) or mutated p53 (p53-mut-TMG; gray bars) sequence or(2) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-Y220 sequence(LP-p53-Y220-WT; horizontal hatched black bars) or mutated p53-Y220C(LP-p53-Y220C-MUT; black bars) sequence. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate(PMA) and Ionomycin (Iono) was positive control (gray bars).

FIG. 22 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of autologous PBL from patient 4149 that weretransposed with a TCR (4149-TCRa2b1 or 4149-TCRa2b2) with autologousAPCs which were (1) electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant (IRR;right hatched black bars), WT p53 (p53-wt-TMG; left hatched black bars),or mutated p53 (p53-mut-TMG; gray bars) sequence or (2) pulsed withpeptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-aminoacid peptides composed of WT p53-Y220 sequence (LP-p53-Y220-WT;horizontal hatched black bars) or mutated p53-Y220C (LP-p53-Y220C-MUT;black bars) sequence. PMA and Iono was positive control (gray bars).

FIG. 23 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB+ cells (% of CD4+ Tcells) detected following co-culture of TIL from patient 4149 withautologous DCs pulsed with one of the peptides of Table F.

FIG. 24 is a graph showing IFN-γ secretion (pg/mL) following co-cultureof 4149-TCRa2b2 transposed T cells with Cos7 cells co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles +/−TMGs. Cells not transfected with TMG werepulsed with p53Y220C 15-mer peptide. Pulsed target cells are indicatedby shaded bars. Target cells transfected with TMG are indicated byunshaded bars.

FIG. 25 is a graph showing the percentage of CD8+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F2 and F24) from patient 4213with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of the mutatedp53-R248Q (LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 26 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of CD4+ T cells frompatient 4213 with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO;open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed ofthe mutated p53-R248Q (LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence. Secretionof IFN-γ is shown by open bars. Expression of 4-1BB is shown by closedbars.

FIG. 27 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24,n=24) from patient 4268 with autologous APCs electroporated with TMGcomposed of irrelevant (IRR; open bars), WT p53 (p53-WT; gray bars), ormutated p53 (p53-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 28 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24,n=24) from patient 4268 with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle(DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-R248 sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutatedp53-R248Q (LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 29 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4268with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutated p53-R248Q(LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 30 is a graph showing the percentage of CD8+4-1 BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4268with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutated p53-R248Q(LP-p53-R248Q-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 31 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24,n=24) from patient 4266 with autologous APCs electroporated with TMGcomposed of irrelevant (IRR; open bars), WT p53 (p53-WT; gray bars), ormutated p53 (p53-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 32 is a graph showing the percentage of CD8+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4266with autologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant(IRR; open bars), WT p53 (p53-WT; gray bars), or mutated p53 (p53-MUT;black bars) sequence.

FIG. 33 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24,n=24) from patient 4266 with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle(DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-R248 sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutatedp53-R248W (LP-p53-R248W-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 34 is a graph showing the percentage of CD8+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4266with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248sequence (LP-p53-R248-WT; gray bars) or mutated p53-R248W(LP-p53-R248W-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 35 shows an alignment of the amino acid sequences of the nine p53splice variants. SP|P04637|P53_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 1);SP|P04637-2|P53_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 535); SP|P04637-3|P53_HUMAN (SEQ IDNO: 536); SP|P04637-4|P53_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 537); SP|P04637-5|P53_HUMAN(SEQ ID NO: 538); SP|P04637-6|P53_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 539);SP|P04637-7|P53_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 540); SP|P04637-8|P53_HUMAN (SEQ IDNO: 541); and SP|P04637-9|P53_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 542).

FIG. 36 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1 BB positive cells (% ofmTCRβ+) detected following co-culture of T cells transduced with the4127-O37-TCR with autologous APCs pulsed with decreasing concentrationsof 25-amino acid peptides corresponding to the WT (open circles) ormutated (closed squares) p53-G245S sequence.

FIGS. 37A-37C are graphs showing percentage of 4-1BB positive cells (%of mTCRβ+) (left y-axis; hatched bars) and IFN-γ (pg/mL) (right y-axis;black bars) measured following co-culture of T cells transduced with the4127-O37-TCR (A), 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR1 (B), or 4127-O102-TCR (C) withCOS7 cells co-transfected with one of the indicated HLA alleles andpulsed with the 25-amino acid p53-G245S peptide.

FIG. 38 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB positive cells (% ofCD8+) (right y-axis; black bars) and IFN-γ (spots per 2×10⁴ cells) (lefty-axis; hatched bars) measured following co-culture of TIL from Patient4141 (fragment culture 12) with autologous APCs transfected with TMGencoding irrelevant mutations (TMG-IRR), WT p53 sequence (TP53-wt-TMG)or mutated p53 sequence including R175H (TP53-mut-TMG). Media alone andPMA and ionomycin were negative and positive controls, respectively.

FIG. 39 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL from Patient 4141(fragment culture 12) with Cos7 cells co-transfected with the indicatedHLA alleles and either no extra gene (HLA only; open bars), WT TP53 TMG(gray hatched bars), or mutated (black bars) TP53 TMG containing thep53-R175H sequence.

FIG. 40 is a graph showing the concentration of IFN-γ (pg/mL) measuredfollowing co-culture of T cells expressing mock (no TCR) or 4141-TCR1a2with T2 tumor cells (expressing HLA-A*02:01). T2 cells were pulsed withpeptide vehicle (DMSO; gray bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) peptidescomposed of WT p53-R175 peptide (hatched gray bars) or mutated p53-R175Hpeptide (black bars). Media alone (open bars) and PMA and lonomycin(lattice bars) were negative and positive controls, respectively. Dataare mean±SEM (n=3).

FIG. 41 is a graph showing the percentage of cells positive forexpression of one of the indicated markers following co-culture of Tcells expressing 4141-TCR1a2 with Saos2 cells (p53-NULL andHLA-A*02:01+), which were either unmanipulated (unshaded bars) or madeto overexpress full length p53-R175H protein (shaded bars). Data aremean±SEM (n=3). Student's two-tailed t-tests were performed for eachcytokine between the two cell lines for statistical analyses(***p<0.001).

FIG. 42 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1 BB positive cellsdetected following co-culture of TIL (fragment culture 6 from patient4259) with autologous APCs either (1) electroporated with TMG composedof irrelevant (TMG-IRR), WT p53 (TMG-p53-WT) or mutated p53(TMG-p53-MUT) sequence or (2) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-Y220sequence (LP-p53-Y220-WT) or mutated p53-Y220C (LP-p53-Y220C-MUT)sequence.

FIG. 43 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1 BB positive cellsdetected following co-culture of TIL fragment culture (no. 6) frompatient 4259 with autologous APCs pulsed with decreasing concentrationsof 25-amino acid peptides corresponding to the WT p53 sequence (opencircles) or mutated p53-Y220C (closed squares) for 2 hours at 37° C.

FIG. 44 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB positive cellsdetected following co-culture of TIL from patient 4259 with autologousAPCs pulsed with DMSO, WT p53-Y220 peptide, or mutated p53-Y220Cpeptide.

FIG. 45 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB positive cells (% ofCD4+) detected following co-culture of TIL fragment culture no. 6 fromPatient 4259 with Cos7 cells co-transfected with the indicated HLAalleles from patient 4259 and pulsed with DMSO (open bars) or thep53-Y220C peptide (closed bars).

FIG. 46 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1 BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TC #4259 target cells (endogenously expressingp53-Y220C and HLA-DRB1*04:01:01) with effector T cells (10⁵) expressingmock (no TCR; open bars) or p53-Y220C-specific TCR (4259-F6-TCR; blackbars). The TC #4259 cells were either incubated with nothing, W6/32pan-HLA Class-1 specific blocking antibody, IVA12 pan-HLA Class-IIspecific blocking antibody or mutated p53-Y220C peptide. Media alone (noTC) and PMA and lonomycin were negative and positive controls,respectively. Data are mean±SEM (n=3). Student's two-tailed t-tests wereperformed between groups as indicated for statistical analyses (**p<0.01and ***p<0.001).

FIG. 47 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F22and F24, n=23) from patient 4285 with autologous APCs electroporatedwith TMG composed of irrelevant (IRR; open bars), WT p53 (p53-WT; graybars) or mutated p53 (p53-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 48 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ-positive spots per 2×10⁴effector cells measured following co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F22and F24, n=23) from patient 4285 with autologous APCs pulsed withpeptide vehicle (DMSO; open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-aminoacid peptides composed of WT p53-R175 sequence (LP-p53-R175-WT; graybars) or mutated p53-R175H (LP-p53-R175H-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 49 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F22 and F24, n=23) frompatient 4285 with autologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed ofirrelevant (IRR; open bars), WT type p53 (p53-WT; gray bars) or mutatedp53 (p53-MUT; black bars) sequence.

FIG. 50 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL fragments (F1-F22 and F24, n=23) frompatient 4285 with autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO;open bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed ofWT p53-R175 sequence (LP-p53-R175-WT; gray bars) or mutated p53-R175H(LP-p53-R175H-MUT; black bars) sequences.

FIG. 51 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB+ cells (% of CD4+)detected following co-culture of TIL fragment cultures 4285-F6, 4285-F9and 4285-F10 with Cos7 cells transfected with the indicated HLA allelesand pulsed with DMSO (peptide vehicle; gray and black hatched bars) ormutated p53-R175H peptide (gray, lattice and black bars).

FIG. 52 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB+ cells (% of CD4+)detected following co-culture of T cells transposed with 4285-TCR1 withautologous APCs pulsed with decreasing concentrations of 25- or 15-aminoacid peptides corresponding to the WT (open circles and squares) ormutated (closed circles and squares) p53-R175H sequence.

FIG. 53 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB+ cells (% of CD8+)detected following co-culture of TIL from patient 4266 with Cos7 cellswhich were co-transfected with individual HLA alleles from patient 4266and pulsed with no peptide (open bars), DMSO (peptide vehicle; graybars), wild type p53-R248 peptide (gray hatched bars) or mutatedp53-R248W peptide (black bars). Data are mean±SEM (n=3).

FIG. 54 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB+ cells (% of CD8+)detected following co-culture of T cells expressing mock (no TCR),4266-TCR1, 4266-TCR2, 4266-TCR3 or 4266-TCR4 with autologous APCs whichwere pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO; gray bars) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25 amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248 sequence (hatchedgray bars) or mutated p53-R248W (black bars) sequences. Media alone(open bars) and PMA and lonomycin (lattice bars) were negative andpositive controls, respectively.

FIG. 55 is a graph showing the percentage of 4-1BB+ cells (% of CD8+)detected following co-culture of T cells expressing mock (no TCR) orp53-R248W-specific TCRs (4266-TCR2, 4266-TCR3 or 4266-TCR4) with tumorcell (TC) line established from xenografted tumor fragment resected fromPatient 4266 then serially passaged through immunocompromised mice (TC#4266). The TC #4266 cells were either incubated with nothing (blackbars), W6/32 pan-HLA Class-1 specific blocking antibody (right grayhatched bars), IVA12 pan-HLA Class-II specific blocking antibody (graybars) or mutated p53-R248W peptide (left gray hatched bars). Media alone(no TC; open bars) and PMA and lonomycin (gray lattice bars) werenegative and positive controls, respectively.

FIG. 56 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL from patient 4273 with autologous APCs whichwere transfected with TMG encoding irrelevant mutations (gray bars),wild type p53 sequences (gray hatched bars) or mutated p53 sequencesincluding p53-R248W (black bars). Media alone (open bars) and PMA andlonomycin (lattice bars) were negative and positive controls,respectively.

FIG. 57 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1 BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL from patient 4273 with autologous APCs whichwere pulsed with 25 amino acid peptides corresponding to the wild type(open circles) or mutated (closed squares) from the p53-R248Wneoepitope. DMSO was peptide vehicle.

FIG. 58 is a graph showing the percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells detectedfollowing co-culture of TIL from patient 4273 with autologous APCspulsed with 15 amino acid peptides from the p53-R248W neoepitope (aminoacid substitution in bold) overlapping 14 amino acids. DMSO was peptidevehicle, media alone (T cells only) and PMA and ionomycin were controls.The 25 amino acid peptides (wt p53-R248 and mutated p53-R248W) wereadditional controls for the 15 amino acid peptides. The peptides are:

(SEQ ID NO: 592) YMCNSSCMGGMN W RP; (SEQ ID NO: 593) MCNSSCMGGMN W RPI;(SEQ ID NO: 594) CNSSCMGGMN W RPIL; (SEQ ID NO: 595) NSSCMGGMN W RPILT;(SEQ ID NO: 596) SSCMGGMN W RPILTI; (SEQ ID NO: 597) SCMGGMN W RPILTII;(SEQ ID NO: 598) CMGGMN W RPILTIIT; (SEQ ID NO: 599) MGGMN W RPILTIITL;(SEQ ID NO: 600) GGMN W RPILTIITLE; (SEQ ID NO: 601) GMN WRPILTIITLED; and (SEQ ID NO: 602) MNWRPILTIITLEDS.

FIG. 59 is a graph showing the concentration of IFN-γ (pg/mL) secretedfollowing co-culture of TIL from Patient 4273 with Cos7 cellsco-transfected with individual HLA alleles from patient 4273 and eitherWT (open bars) or mutated (black bars) TP53 TMG with or without thep53-R248W neoantigen, respectively.

FIG. 60 is a graph showing the number of IFN-γ spots per 2×10⁴ cellsmeasured following co-culture of T cells expressing mock (no TCR) or4273-TCR1a2 with autologous APCs which were pulsed with peptide vehicle(DMSO; gray bars) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25 amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-R248 sequence (hatched gray bars) or mutatedp53-R248W (black bars) sequences. Media alone (open bars) and PMA andlonomycin (lattice bars) were negative and positive controls,respectively.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Tumor Protein P53 (also referred to as “TP53” or “p53”) acts as a tumorsuppressor by, for example, regulating cell division. The p53 protein islocated in the nucleus of the cell, where it binds directly to DNA. WhenDNA becomes damaged, the p53 protein is involved in determining whetherthe DNA will be repaired or the damaged cell will undergo apoptosis. Ifthe DNA can be repaired, p53 activates other genes to fix the damage. Ifthe DNA cannot be repaired, the p53 protein prevents the cell fromdividing and signals it to undergo apoptosis. By stopping cells withmutated or damaged DNA from dividing, p53 helps prevent the developmentof tumors. Wild-type (WT) (normal) full-length p53 comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.

Mutations in the p53 protein may reduce or eliminate the p53 protein'stumor suppressor function. Alternatively or additionally, a p53 mutationmay be a gain-of-function mutation by interfering with WT p53 in adominant negative fashion. Mutated p53 protein may be expressed in anyof a variety of human cancers such as, for example, cholangiocarcinoma,melanoma, colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrialcancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), glioblastoma, uterinecervical cancer, head and neck cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer,or bladder cancer.

An embodiment of the invention provides an isolated or purified T cellreceptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated human p53(hereinafter, “mutated p53”). Hereinafter, references to a “TCR” alsorefer to functional portions and functional variants of the TCR, unlessspecified otherwise. Mutations of p53 are defined herein by reference tothe amino acid sequence of full-length, WT p53 (SEQ ID NO: 1). Thus,mutations of p53 are described herein by reference to the amino acidresidue present at a particular position, followed by the positionnumber, followed by the amino acid with which that residue has beenreplaced in the particular mutation under discussion. For example, whenthe positions are as defined by SEQ ID NO: 1, the term “R175” refers tothe arginine present at position 175 of SEQ ID NO: 1, “R175H” indicatesthat the arginine present at position 175 of SEQ ID NO: 1 is replaced byhistidine, while “G245S” indicates that the glycine present at position245 of SEQ ID NO: 1 has been replaced with serine. P53 has nine knownsplice variants. The p53 mutations described herein are conserved overall nine p53 splice variants. An alignment of the nine p53 splicevariants is shown in FIG. 35. Accordingly, T cells isolated by theinventive methods may have antigenic specificity for any mutated p53amino acid sequence described herein encoded by any of the nine p53splice variants. When the positions are as defined by SEQ ID NO: 1, thenthe actual positions of the amino acid sequence of a particular splicevariant of p53 are defined relative to the corresponding positions ofSEQ ID NO: 1, and the positions as defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 may bedifferent than the actual positions in a particular splice variant.Thus, for example, mutations refer to a replacement of an amino acidresidue in the amino acid sequence of a particular splice variant of p53corresponding to the indicated position of the 393-amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO: 1 with the understanding that the actual positions in thesplice variant may be different.

In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR has antigenic specificity forhuman p53 with a mutation at position 175, 220, 245, 248, 249, 273, or282 of SEQ ID NO: 1. The TCR may have antigenic specificity for humanp53 with a mutation at position 175, 220, 245, or 248 of SEQ ID NO: 1.The p53 mutation may be any missense mutation. Accordingly, the mutationat position 175, 220, 245, 248, 249, 273, or 282 of SEQ ID NO: 1 may bea substitution of the native (WT) amino acid residue present at position175, 220, 245, 248, 249, 273, or 282 of SEQ ID NO: 1 with any amino acidresidue other than the native (WT) amino acid residue present at theparticular position under discussion. In an embodiment of the invention,the TCR has antigenic specificity for human p53 with one of thefollowing human p53 mutations: R175H, Y220C, G245D, G245S, R248L, R248Q,R248W, R249S, R273H, R273C, R273L, or R282W. The TCR may have antigenicspecificity for human p53 with one of the following human p53 mutations:R175H, Y220C, G245S, R248Q, or R248W. For example, the inventive TCR mayhave antigenic specificity for a mutated p53 amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 2-13.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inventive TCRs may be able torecognize mutated p53 in an HLA (human leukocyteantigen)-molecule-dependent manner. “HLA-molecule-dependent manner,” asused herein, means that the TCR elicits an immune response upon bindingto mutated p53 within the context of an HLA molecule, which HLA moleculeis expressed by the patient from which the TCR was isolated. Theinventive TCRs may be able to recognize mutated p53 that is presented bythe applicable HLA molecule and may bind to the HLA molecule in additionto mutated p53.

The TCRs of the invention provide many advantages, including whenexpressed by cells used for adoptive cell transfer. Mutated p53 isexpressed by cancer cells and is not expressed by normal, noncancerouscells. Without being bound to a particular theory or mechanism, it isbelieved that the inventive TCRs advantageously target the destructionof cancer cells while minimizing or eliminating the destruction ofnormal, non-cancerous cells, thereby reducing, for example, byminimizing or eliminating, toxicity. Moreover, the inventive TCRs may,advantageously, successfully treat or prevent mutated p53-positivecancers that do not respond to other types of treatment such as, forexample, chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation. Additionally, theinventive TCRs may provide highly avid recognition of mutated p53, whichmay provide the ability to recognize unmanipulated tumor cells (e.g.,tumor cells that have not been treated with interferon (IFN)-γ,transfected with a vector encoding one or both of mutated p53 and theapplicable HLA molecule, pulsed with a p53 peptide with the p53mutation, or a combination thereof). Roughly half of all tumors harbor amutation in p53, about half of which will be a missense mutation andabout 30% of the missense mutations occur at the following “hotspot”residues: R175H, Y220C, G245D, G245S, R248L, R248Q, R248W, R249S, R273C,R273L, R273H and R282W. Moreover, the same “hotspot” mutations in p53(e.g., R175H, Y220C, G245D, G245S, R248L, R248Q, R248W, R249S, R273H,R273C, R273L, or R282W) occur frequently (cumulatively about 30% of thep53 missense mutations) in tumors of unrelated people. Accordingly, theinventive TCRs may increase the number of patients who may be eligiblefor treatment with immunotherapy.

The phrase “antigenic specificity,” as used herein, means that the TCRcan specifically bind to and immunologically recognize mutated p53 withhigh avidity. For example, a TCR may be considered to have “antigenicspecificity” for mutated p53 if about 1×10⁴ to about 1×10⁵ T cellsexpressing the TCR secrete at least about 200 pg/mL or more (e.g., 200pg/mL or more, 300 pg/mL or more, 400 pg/mL or more, 500 pg/mL or more,600 pg/mL or more, 700 pg/mL or more, 1000 pg/mL or more, 5,000 pg/mL ormore, 7,000 pg/mL or more, 10,000 pg/mL or more, 20,000 pg/mL or more,or a range defined by any two of the foregoing values) of IFN-γ uponco-culture with (a) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positivetarget cells pulsed with a low concentration of mutated p53 peptide(e.g., about 0.05 ng/mL to about 5 ng/mL, 0.05 ng/mL, 0.1 ng/mL, 0.5ng/mL, 1 ng/mL, 5 ng/mL, or a range defined by any two of the foregoingvalues) or (b) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive targetcells into which a nucleotide sequence encoding mutated p53 has beenintroduced such that the target cell expresses mutated p53. Cellsexpressing the inventive TCRs may also secrete IFN-γ upon co-culturewith antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cellspulsed with higher concentrations of mutated p53 peptide.

Alternatively or additionally, a TCR may be considered to have“antigenic specificity” for mutated p53 if T cells expressing the TCRsecrete at least twice as much IFN-γ upon co-culture with (a)antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cells pulsedwith a low concentration of mutated p53 peptide or (b) antigen-negative,applicable HLA molecule positive target cells into which a nucleotidesequence encoding mutated p53 has been introduced such that the targetcell expresses mutated p53 as compared to the amount of IFN-γ expressedby a negative control. The negative control may be, for example, (i) Tcells expressing the TCR, co-cultured with (a) antigen-negative,applicable HLA molecule positive target cells pulsed with the sameconcentration of an irrelevant peptide (e.g., some other peptide with adifferent sequence from the mutated p53 peptide) or (b)antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cells intowhich a nucleotide sequence encoding an irrelevant peptide has beenintroduced such that the target cell expresses the irrelevant peptide,or (ii) untransduced T cells (e.g., derived from PBMC, which do notexpress the TCR) co-cultured with (a) antigen-negative, applicable HLAmolecule positive target cells pulsed with the same concentration ofmutated p53 peptide or (b) antigen-negative, applicable HLA moleculepositive target cells into which a nucleotide sequence encoding mutatedp53 has been introduced such that the target cell expresses mutated p53.IFN-γ secretion may be measured by methods known in the art such as, forexample, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Alternatively or additionally, a TCR may be considered to have“antigenic specificity” for mutated p53 if at least twice as many of thenumbers of T cells expressing the TCR secrete IFN-γ upon co-culture with(a) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cellspulsed with a low concentration of mutated p53 peptide or (b)antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cells intowhich a nucleotide sequence encoding mutated p53 has been introducedsuch that the target cell expresses mutated p53 as compared to thenumbers of negative control T cells that secrete IFN-γ. Theconcentration of peptide and the negative control may be as describedherein with respect to other aspects of the invention. The numbers ofcells secreting IFN-γ may be measured by methods known in the art suchas, for example, enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISOT) assay.

Alternatively or additionally, a TCR may be considered to have“antigenic specificity” for mutated p53 if at least twice as many spotsare detected by ELISPOT for the T cells expressing the TCR uponco-culture with (a) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positivetarget cells pulsed with a low concentration of mutated p53 peptide or(b) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cells intowhich a nucleotide sequence encoding mutated p53 has been introducedsuch that the target cell expresses mutated p53 as compared to thenumber of spots detected by ELISPOT for negative control T cellsco-cultured with the same target cells. The concentration of peptide andthe negative control may be as described herein with respect to otheraspects of the invention.

Alternatively or additionally, a TCR may be considered to have“antigenic specificity” for mutated p53 if greater than about 50 spotsare detected by ELISPOT for the T cells expressing the TCR uponco-culture with (a) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positivetarget cells pulsed with a low concentration of mutated p53 peptide or(b) antigen-negative, applicable HLA molecule positive target cells intowhich a nucleotide sequence encoding mutated p53 has been introducedsuch that the target cell expresses mutated p53. The concentration ofpeptide may be as described herein with respect to other aspects of theinvention.

Alternatively or additionally, a TCR may be considered to have“antigenic specificity” for mutated p53 if T cells expressing the TCRupregulate expression of one or both of 4-1BB and OX40 as measured by,for example, flow cytometry after stimulation with target cellsexpressing mutated p53.

The invention provides a TCR comprising two polypeptides (i.e.,polypeptide chains), such as an alpha (a) chain of a TCR, a beta (P)chain of a TCR, a gamma (γ) chain of a TCR, a delta (5) chain of a TCR,or a combination thereof. The polypeptides of the inventive TCR cancomprise any amino acid sequence, provided that the TCR has antigenicspecificity for mutated p53.

In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR comprises two polypeptidechains, each of which comprises a variable region comprising acomplementarity determining region (CDR)1, a CDR2, and a CDR3 of a TCR.In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR comprises a first polypeptidechain comprising an α chain CDR1 (CDR1α), an α chain CDR2 (CDR2α), andan α chain CDR3 (CDR3α), and a second polypeptide chain comprising a βchain CDR1 (CDR1β), a β chain CDR2 (CDR2β), and a β chain CDR3 (CDR3β).In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR comprises the amino acidsequences of: (1) all of SEQ ID NOs: 27-32; (2) all of SEQ ID NOs:37-42; (3) all of SEQ ID NOs: 47-52; (4) all of SEQ ID NOs: 57-62; (5)all of SEQ ID NOs: 67-72; (6) all of SEQ ID NOs: 77-82; (7) all of SEQID NOs: 87-92; (8) all of SEQ ID NOs: 97-102; (9) all of SEQ ID NOs:107-112; (10) all of SEQ ID NOs: 117-122; (11) all of SEQ ID NOs:127-132; (12) all of SEQ ID NOs: 137-142; (13) all of SEQ ID NOs:147-152; (14) all of SEQ ID NOs: 157-162; (15) all of SEQ ID NOs:167-172; (16) all of SEQ ID NOs: 177-182; (17) all of SEQ ID NOs:187-192; (18) all of SEQ ID NOs: 197-202; (19) all of SEQ ID NOs:207-212; (20) all of SEQ ID NOs: 217-222; (21) all of SEQ ID NOs:227-232; (22) all of SEQ ID NOs: 237-242; (23) all of SEQ ID NOs:247-252; (24) all of SEQ ID NOs: 257-262; (25) all of SEQ ID NOs:267-272; (26) all of SEQ ID NOs: 277-282; (27) all of SEQ ID NOs:287-292; (28) all of SEQ ID NOs: 297-302; (29) all of SEQ ID NOs:307-312; (30) all of SEQ ID NOs: 317-322; (31) all of SEQ ID NOs:327-332; (32) all of SEQ ID NOs: 337-342; (33) all of SEQ ID NOs:347-352; (34) all of SEQ ID NOs: 357-362; (35) all of SEQ ID NOs:367-372; (36) all of SEQ ID NOs: 377-382; (37) all of SEQ ID NOs:387-392; (38) all of SEQ ID NOs: 397-402; (39) all of SEQ ID NOs:407-412; (40) all of SEQ ID NOs: 417-422; (41) all of SEQ ID NOs:427-432; (42) all of SEQ ID NOs: 437-442; (43) all of SEQ ID NOs:447-452; (44) all of SEQ ID NOs: 457-462; (45) all of SEQ ID NOs:467-472; (46) all of SEQ ID NOs: 477-482; or (47) all of SEQ ID NOs:487-492. Each one of the foregoing 47 collections of amino acidsequences in this paragraph sets forth the six CDR regions of each of 47different TCRs having antigenic specificity for mutated human p53. Thesix amino acid sequences in each collection correspond to the CDR1α,CDR2α, CDR3α, CDR1β, CDR2β, and CDR3β of a TCR, respectively.

In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR comprises an α chain variableregion amino acid sequence and a β chain variable region amino acidsequence which together comprise one of the collections of CDRs setforth above. In this regard, the TCR can comprise the amino acidsequences of: (1) both of SEQ ID NOs: 33-34; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs:43-44; (3) both of SEQ ID NOs: 53-54; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 63-64; (5)both of SEQ ID NOs: 73-74; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 83-84; (7) both ofSEQ ID NOs: 93-94; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs: 103-104; (9) both of SEQ IDNOs: 113-114; (10) both of SEQ ID NOs: 123-124; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs:133-134; (12) both of SEQ ID NOs: 143-144; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs:153-154; (14) both of SEQ ID NOs: 163-164; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs:173-174; (16) both of SEQ ID NOs: 183-184; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs:193-194; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs: 203-204; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs:213-214; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs: 223-224; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs:233-234; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs: 243-244; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs:253-254; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs: 263-264; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs:273-274; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs: 283-284; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs:293-294; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs: 303-304; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs:313-314; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs: 323-324; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs:333-334; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs: 343-344; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs:353-354; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs: 363-364; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs:373-374; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs: 383-384; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs:393-394; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs: 403-404; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs:413-414; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs: 423-424; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs:433-434; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs: 443-444; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs:453-454; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs: 463-464; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs:473-474; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs: 483-484; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs:493-494. Each one of the foregoing 47 collections of amino acidsequences in this paragraph sets forth the two variable regions of eachof 47 different TCRs having antigenic specificity for mutated human p53.The two amino acid sequences in each collection correspond to thevariable region of the α chain and the variable region of the β chain ofa TCR, respectively.

The inventive TCRs may further comprise a constant region. The constantregion may be derived from any suitable species such as, e.g., human ormouse. In an embodiment of the invention, the TCRs further comprise amurine constant region. As used herein, the term “murine” or “human,”when referring to a TCR or any component of a TCR described herein(e.g., complementarity determining region (CDR), variable region,constant region, alpha chain, and/or beta chain), means a TCR (orcomponent thereof) which is derived from a mouse or a human,respectively, i.e., a TCR (or component thereof) that originated from orwas, at one time, expressed by a mouse T cell or a human T cell,respectively. In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR may comprise amurine α chain constant region and a murine β chain constant region. Themurine α chain constant region may be modified or unmodified. A modifiedmurine α chain constant region may be, e.g., cysteine-substituted,LVL-modified, or both cysteine-substituted and LVL-modified, asdescribed, for example, in US 2017/0145070. The murine β chain constantregion may be modified or unmodified. A modified murine β chain constantregion may be, e.g., cysteine-substituted, as described, for example, inUS 2017/0145070. In an embodiment of the invention, the TCR comprises acysteine-substituted, LVL-modified murine α chain constant regioncomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 or 24. In anembodiment of the invention, the TCR comprises a cysteine-substitutedmurine β chain constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 25.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inventive TCR can comprise an αchain of a TCR and a β chain of a TCR. The α chain of the TCR maycomprise a variable region of an α chain and a constant region of an αchain. An α chain of this type can be paired with any 1 chain of a TCR.The β chain may comprise a variable region of a β chain and a constantregion of a ρβ chain. In an embodiment of the invention, the TCRcomprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) both of SEQ ID NOs: 35-36;(2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 45-46; (3) both of SEQ ID NOs: 55-56; (4) bothof SEQ ID NOs: 65-66; (5) both of SEQ ID NOs: 75-76; (6) both of SEQ IDNOs: 85-86; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs: 95-96; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs:105-106; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 115-116; (10) both of SEQ ID NOs:125-126; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 135-136; (12) both of SEQ ID NOs:145-146; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 155-156; (14) both of SEQ ID NOs:165-166; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 175-176; (16) both of SEQ ID NOs:185-186; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 195-196; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs:205-206; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 215-216; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs:225-226; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 235-236; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs:245-246; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 255-256; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs:265-266; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 275-276; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs:285-286; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 295-296; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs:305-306; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 315-316; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs:325-326; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 335-336; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs:345-346; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 355-356; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs:365-366; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 375-376; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs:385-386; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 395-396; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs:405-406; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 415-416; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs:425-426; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 435-436; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs:445-446; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 455-456; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs:465-466; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 475-476; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs:485-486; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 495-496. Each one of the foregoing47 collections of amino acid sequences in this paragraph sets forth theα chain and β chain of each of 47 different TCRs having antigenicspecificity for mutated human p53. The two amino acid sequences in eachcollection correspond to the α chain and the β chain of a TCR,respectively.

Included in the scope of the invention are functional variants of theinventive TCRs described herein. The term “functional variant,” as usedherein, refers to a TCR, polypeptide, or protein having substantial orsignificant sequence identity or similarity to a parent TCR,polypeptide, or protein, which functional variant retains the biologicalactivity of the TCR, polypeptide, or protein of which it is a variant.Functional variants encompass, for example, those variants of the TCR,polypeptide, or protein described herein (the parent TCR, polypeptide,or protein) that retain the ability to specifically bind to mutated p53for which the parent TCR has antigenic specificity or to which theparent polypeptide or protein specifically binds, to a similar extent,the same extent, or to a higher extent, as the parent TCR, polypeptide,or protein. In reference to the parent TCR, polypeptide, or protein, thefunctional variant can, for instance, be at least about 30%, at leastabout 50%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 90%,at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at leastabout 98%, at least about 99% or more identical in amino acid sequenceto the parent TCR, polypeptide, or protein, respectively.

The functional variant can, for example, comprise the amino acidsequence of the parent TCR, polypeptide, or protein with at least oneconservative amino acid substitution. Conservative amino acidsubstitutions are known in the art, and include amino acid substitutionsin which one amino acid having certain physical and/or chemicalproperties is exchanged for another amino acid that has the samechemical or physical properties. For instance, the conservative aminoacid substitution can be an acidic amino acid substituted for anotheracidic amino acid (e.g., Asp or Glu), an amino acid with a nonpolar sidechain substituted for another amino acid with a nonpolar side chain(e.g., Ala, Gly, Val, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Pro, Trp, Val, etc.), a basicamino acid substituted for another basic amino acid (Lys, Arg, etc.), anamino acid with a polar side chain substituted for another amino acidwith a polar side chain (Asn, Cys, Gin, Ser, Thr, Tyr, etc.), etc.

Alternatively or additionally, the functional variants can comprise theamino acid sequence of the parent TCR, polypeptide, or protein with atleast one non-conservative amino acid substitution. In this case, it ispreferable for the non-conservative amino acid substitution to notinterfere with or inhibit the biological activity of the functionalvariant. Preferably, the non-conservative amino acid substitutionenhances the biological activity of the functional variant, such thatthe biological activity of the functional variant is increased ascompared to the parent TCR, polypeptide, or protein.

The TCR, polypeptide, or protein can consist essentially of thespecified amino acid sequence or sequences described herein, such thatother components of the TCR, polypeptide, or protein, e.g., other aminoacids, do not materially change the biological activity of the TCR,polypeptide, or protein.

Also provided by the invention is a polypeptide comprising a functionalportion of any of the TCRs described herein. The term “polypeptide,” asused herein, includes oligopeptides and refers to a single chain ofamino acids connected by one or more peptide bonds.

With respect to the inventive polypeptides, the functional portion canbe any portion comprising contiguous amino acids of the TCR of which itis a part, provided that the functional portion specifically binds tomutated p53. The term “functional portion,” when used in reference to aTCR, refers to any part or fragment of the TCR of the invention, whichpart or fragment retains the biological activity of the TCR of which itis a part (the parent TCR). Functional portions encompass, for example,those parts of a TCR that retain the ability to specifically bind tomutated p53 (e.g., in an applicable HLA molecule-dependent manner), ordetect, treat, or prevent cancer, to a similar extent, the same extent,or to a higher extent, as the parent TCR. In reference to the parentTCR, the functional portion can comprise, for instance, about 10%, about25%, about 30%, about 50%, about 68%, about 80%, about 90%, about 95%,or more, of the parent TCR.

The functional portion can comprise additional amino acids at the aminoor carboxy terminus of the portion, or at both termini, which additionalamino acids are not found in the amino acid sequence of the parent TCR.Desirably, the additional amino acids do not interfere with thebiological function of the functional portion, e.g., specificallybinding to mutated p53; and/or having the ability to detect cancer,treat or prevent cancer, etc. More desirably, the additional amino acidsenhance the biological activity, as compared to the biological activityof the parent TCR.

The polypeptide can comprise a functional portion of either or both ofthe α and β chains of the TCRs of the invention, such as a functionalportion comprising one of more of CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of the variableregion(s) of the α chain and/or β chain of a TCR of the invention. In anembodiment of the invention, the polypeptide can comprise a functionalportion comprising the amino acid sequences of: (1) all of SEQ ID NOs:27-32; (2) all of SEQ ID NOs: 37-42; (3) all of SEQ ID NOs: 47-52; (4)all of SEQ ID NOs: 57-62; (5) all of SEQ ID NOs: 67-72; (6) all of SEQID NOs: 77-82; (7) all of SEQ ID NOs: 87-92; (8) all of SEQ ID NOs:97-102; (9) all of SEQ ID NOs: 107-112; (10) all of SEQ ID NOs: 117-122;(11) all of SEQ ID NOs: 127-132; (12) all of SEQ ID NOs: 137-142; (13)all of SEQ ID NOs: 147-152; (14) all of SEQ ID NOs: 157-162; (15) all ofSEQ ID NOs: 167-172; (16) all of SEQ ID NOs: 177-182; (17) all of SEQ IDNOs: 187-192; (18) all of SEQ ID NOs: 197-202; (19) all of SEQ ID NOs:207-212; (20) all of SEQ ID NOs: 217-222; (21) all of SEQ ID NOs:227-232; (22) all of SEQ ID NOs: 237-242; (23) all of SEQ ID NOs:247-252; (24) all of SEQ ID NOs: 257-262; (25) all of SEQ ID NOs:267-272; (26) all of SEQ ID NOs: 277-282; (27) all of SEQ ID NOs:287-292; (28) all of SEQ ID NOs: 297-302; (29) all of SEQ ID NOs:307-312; (30) all of SEQ ID NOs: 317-322; (31) all of SEQ ID NOs:327-332; (32) all of SEQ ID NOs: 337-342; (33) all of SEQ ID NOs:347-352; (34) all of SEQ ID NOs: 357-362; (35) all of SEQ ID NOs:367-372; (36) all of SEQ ID NOs: 377-382; (37) all of SEQ ID NOs:387-392; (38) all of SEQ ID NOs: 397-402; (39) all of SEQ ID NOs:407-412; (40) all of SEQ ID NOs: 417-422; (41) all of SEQ ID NOs:427-432; (42) all of SEQ ID NOs: 437-442; (43) all of SEQ ID NOs:447-452; (44) all of SEQ ID NOs: 457-462; (45) all of SEQ ID NOs:467-472; (46) all of SEQ ID NOs: 477-482; or (47) all of SEQ ID NOs:487-492.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inventive polypeptide cancomprise, for instance, the variable region of the inventive TCRcomprising a combination of the CDR regions set forth above. In thisregard, the polypeptide can comprise the amino acid sequences of: (1)both of SEQ ID NOs: 33-34; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 43-44; (3) both ofSEQ ID NOs: 53-54; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 63-64; (5) both of SEQ IDNOs: 73-74; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 83-84; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs:93-94; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs: 103-104; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 113-114;(10) both of SEQ ID NOs: 123-124; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 133-134; (12)both of SEQ ID NOs: 143-144; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 153-154; (14) bothof SEQ ID NOs: 163-164; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 173-174; (16) both ofSEQ ID NOs: 183-184; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 193-194; (18) both of SEQID NOs: 203-204; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 213-214; (20) both of SEQ IDNOs: 223-224; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 233-234; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs:243-244; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 253-254; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs:263-264; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 273-274; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs:283-284; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 293-294; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs:303-304; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 313-314; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs:323-324; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 333-334; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs:343-344; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 353-354; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs:363-364; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 373-374; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs:383-384; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 393-394; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs:403-404; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 413-414; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs:423-424; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 433-434; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs:443-444; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 453-454; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs:463-464; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 473-474; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs:483-484; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 493-494.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inventive polypeptide can furthercomprise the constant region of the inventive TCR set forth above. Inthis regard, the polypeptide can comprise the amino acid sequence of (i)one of SEQ ID NOs 23-25 or (ii) SEQ ID NO: 25 and one of SEQ ID NOs:23-24.

In an embodiment of the invention, the inventive polypeptide maycomprise an αchain and a β chain of the inventive TCR. In this regard,the polypeptide can comprise the amino acid sequences of: (1) both ofSEQ ID NOs: 35-36; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 45-46; (3) both of SEQ IDNOs: 55-56; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 65-66; (5) both of SEQ ID NOs:75-76; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 85-86; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs: 95-96; (8)both of SEQ ID NOs: 105-106; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 115-116; (10) bothof SEQ ID NOs: 125-126; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 135-136; (12) both ofSEQ ID NOs: 145-146; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 155-156; (14) both of SEQID NOs: 165-166; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 175-176; (16) both of SEQ IDNOs: 185-186; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 195-196; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs:205-206; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 215-216; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs:225-226; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 235-236; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs:245-246; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 255-256; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs:265-266; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 275-276; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs:285-286; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 295-296; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs:305-306; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 315-316; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs:325-326; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 335-336; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs:345-346; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 355-356; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs:365-366; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 375-376; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs:385-386; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 395-396; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs:405-406; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 415-416; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs:425-426; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 435-436; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs:445-446; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 455-456; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs:465-466; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 475-476; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs:485-486; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 495-496.

The invention further provides a protein comprising at least one of thepolypeptides described herein. By “protein” is meant a moleculecomprising one or more polypeptide chains. In an embodiment, the proteinof the invention can comprise: (1) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 27-29 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 30-32; (2) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 37-39 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 40-42; (3) afirst polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 47-49 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 50-52; (4) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 57-59and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 60-62; (5) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 67-69 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 70-72; (6) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 77-79 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 80-82; (7) afirst polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 87-89 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 90-92; (8) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 97-99and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 100-102; (9) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 107-109 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 110-112; (10) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 117-119 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 120-122; (11)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 127-129 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 130-132; (12) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 137-139and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 140-142; (13) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 147-149 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 150-152; (14) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 157-159 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 160-162; (15)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 167-169 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 170-172; (16) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 177-179and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 180-182; (17) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 187-189 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 190-192; (18) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 197-199 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 200-202; (19)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 207-209 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 210-212; (20) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 217-219and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 220-222; (21) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 227-229 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 230-232; (22) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 237-239 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 240-242; (23)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 247-249 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 250-252; (24) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 257-259and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 260-262; (25) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 267-269 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 270-272; (26) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 277-279 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 280-282; (27)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 287-289 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 290-292; (28) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 297-299and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 300-302; (29) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 307-309 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 310-312; (30) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 317-319 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 320-322; (31)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 327-329 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 330-332; (32) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 337-339and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 340-342; (33) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 347-349 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 350-352; (34) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 357-359 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 360-362; (35)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 367-369 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 370-372; (36) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 377-379and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 380-382; (37) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 387-389 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 390-392; (38) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 397-399 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 400-402; (39)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 407-409 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 410-412; (40) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 417-419and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 420-422; (41) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 427-429 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 430-432; (42) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 437-439 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 440-442; (43)a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all ofSEQ ID NOs: 447-449 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 450-452; (44) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 457-459and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 460-462; (45) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 467-469 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ IDNOs: 470-472; (46) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 477-479 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 480-482; or(47) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences ofall of SEQ ID NOs: 487-489 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 490-492.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protein comprises: (1) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 34; (2) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 43 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44; (3) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54;(4) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 63 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 64; (5) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 74; (6) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 84; (7) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 93 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94; (8) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104;(9) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 113 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 114; (10) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 123 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 124; (11) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 133and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 134; (12) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 143 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 144; (13) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 154;(14) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 163 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 164; (15) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 173 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 174; (16) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 184; (17) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 193 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 194; (18) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 203 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 204;(19) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 213 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 214; (20) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 223 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224; (21) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 233and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 234; (22) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 243 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 244; (23) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 253 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 254;(24) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 263 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 264; (25) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 273 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 274; (26) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 283and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 284; (27) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 293 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 294; (28) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 303 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 304;(29) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 313 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 314; (30) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 323 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; (31) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 333and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 334; (32) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 343 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 344; (33) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 353 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 354;(34) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 363 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 364; (35) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 373 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 374; (36) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 383and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 384; (37) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 393 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 394; (38) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 403 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 404;(39) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 413 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 414; (40) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 423 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 424; (41) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 433and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 434; (42) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 443 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 444; (43) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 453 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 454;(44) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 463 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 464; (45) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 473 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 474; (46) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 483and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 484; or (47) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 493 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 494.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protein comprises: (1) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 36; (2) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 45 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46; (3) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56;(4) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 65 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 66; (5) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76; (6) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 86; (7) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 95 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96; (8) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 105 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106;(9) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 115 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 116; (10) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 125 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 126; (11) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 135and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 136; (12) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 145 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 146; (13) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 155 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 156;(14) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 165 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 166; (15) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 175 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 176; (16) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 185and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 186; (17) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 195 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 196; (18) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 205 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 206;(19) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 215 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 216; (20) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 225 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 226; (21) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 235and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 236; (22) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 245 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 246; (23) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 255 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 256;(24) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 265 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 266; (25) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 275 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 276; (26) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 285and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 286; (27) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 295 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 296; (28) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 305 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 306;(29) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 315 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 316; (30) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 325 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 326; (31) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 335and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 336; (32) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 345 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 346; (33) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 355 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 356;(34) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 365 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 366; (35) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 375 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 376; (36) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 385and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 386; (37) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 395 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 396; (38) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 405 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 406;(39) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 415 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 416; (40) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 425 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 426; (41) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 435and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 436; (42) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 445 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 446; (43) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 455 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 456;(44) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 465 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 466; (45) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 475 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 476; (46) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 485and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 486; or (47) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 495 and a second polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 496.

The protein of the invention may be a TCR. Alternatively, if the firstand/or second polypeptide chain(s) of the protein further comprise(s)other amino acid sequences, e.g., an amino acid sequence encoding animmunoglobulin or a portion thereof, then the inventive protein can be afusion protein. In this regard, the invention also provides a fusionprotein comprising at least one of the inventive polypeptides describedherein along with at least one other polypeptide. The other polypeptidecan exist as a separate polypeptide of the fusion protein, or can existas a polypeptide, which is expressed in frame (in tandem) with one ofthe inventive polypeptides described herein. The other polypeptide canencode any peptidic or proteinaceous molecule, or a portion thereof,including, but not limited to an immunoglobulin, CD3, CD4, CD8, an MHCmolecule, a CD1 molecule, e.g., CD1a, CD1b, CD1c, CD1d, etc.

The fusion protein can comprise one or more copies of the inventivepolypeptide and/or one or more copies of the other polypeptide. Forinstance, the fusion protein can comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or more, copiesof the inventive polypeptide and/or of the other polypeptide. Suitablemethods of making fusion proteins are known in the art, and include, forexample, recombinant methods.

In some embodiments of the invention, the TCRs, polypeptides, andproteins of the invention may be expressed as a single proteincomprising a linker peptide linking the α chain and the p chain. In thisregard, the TCRs, polypeptides, and proteins of the invention mayfurther comprise a linker peptide. The linker peptide may advantageouslyfacilitate the expression of a recombinant TCR, polypeptide, and/orprotein in a host cell. The linker peptide may comprise any suitableamino acid sequence. For example, the linker peptide may comprise theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26. Upon expression of the constructincluding the linker peptide by a host cell, the linker peptide may becleaved, resulting in separated α and β chains. In an embodiment of theinvention, the TCR, polypeptide, or protein may comprise an amino acidsequence comprising a full-length α chain, a full-length p chain, and alinker peptide positioned between the α and β chains.

The protein of the invention can be a recombinant antibody, or anantigen binding portion thereof, comprising at least one of theinventive polypeptides described herein. As used herein, “recombinantantibody” refers to a recombinant (e.g., genetically engineered) proteincomprising at least one of the polypeptides of the invention and apolypeptide chain of an antibody, or an antigen binding portion thereof.The polypeptide of an antibody, or antigen binding portion thereof, canbe a heavy chain, a light chain, a variable or constant region of aheavy or light chain, a single chain variable fragment (scFv), or an Fc,Fab, or F(ab)₂′ fragment of an antibody, etc. The polypeptide chain ofan antibody, or an antigen binding portion thereof, can exist as aseparate polypeptide of the recombinant antibody. Alternatively, thepolypeptide chain of an antibody, or an antigen binding portion thereof,can exist as a polypeptide, which is expressed in frame (in tandem) withthe polypeptide of the invention. The polypeptide of an antibody, or anantigen binding portion thereof, can be a polypeptide of any antibody orany antibody fragment, including any of the antibodies and antibodyfragments described herein.

The TCRs, polypeptides, and proteins of the invention can be of anylength, i.e., can comprise any number of amino acids, provided that theTCRs, polypeptides, or proteins retain their biological activity, e.g.,the ability to specifically bind to mutated p53; detect cancer in amammal; or treat or prevent cancer in a mammal, etc. For example, thepolypeptide can be in the range of from about 50 to about 5000 aminoacids long, such as 50, 70, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 300, 400, 500,600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 or more amino acids in length. In this regard,the polypeptides of the invention also include oligopeptides.

The TCRs, polypeptides, and proteins of the invention of the inventioncan comprise synthetic amino acids in place of one or morenaturally-occurring amino acids. Such synthetic amino acids are known inthe art, and include, for example, aminocyclohexane carboxylic acid,norleucine, α-amino n-decanoic acid, homoserine,S-acetylaminomethyl-cysteine, trans-3- and trans-4-hydroxyproline,4-aminophenylalanine, 4-nitrophenylalanine, 4-chlorophenylalanine,4-carboxyphenylalanine, β-phenylserine β-hydroxyphenylalanine,phenylglycine, α-naphthylalanine, cyclohexylalanine, cyclohexylglycine,indoline-2-carboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylicacid, aminomalonic acid, aminomalonic acid monoamide,N′-benzyl-N′-methyl-lysine, N′,N′-dibenzyl-lysine, 6-hydroxylysine,ornithine, α-aminocyclopentane carboxylic acid, α-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid, α-aminocycloheptane carboxylic acid,α-(2-amino-2-norbornane)-carboxylic acid, α,γ-diaminobutyric acid,α,β-diaminopropionic acid, homophenylalanine, and α-tert-butylglycine.

The TCRs, polypeptides, and proteins of the invention can beglycosylated, amidated, carboxylated, phosphorylated, esterified,N-acylated, cyclized via, e.g., a disulfide bridge, or converted into anacid addition salt and/or optionally dimerized or polymerized, orconjugated.

The TCR, polypeptide, and/or protein of the invention can be obtained bymethods known in the art such as, for example, de novo synthesis. Also,polypeptides and proteins can be recombinantly produced using thenucleic acids described herein using standard recombinant methods. See,for instance, Green and Sambrook, Molecular Cloning: A LaboratoryManual, 4^(th) ed., Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.(2012). Alternatively, the TCRs, polypeptides, and/or proteins describedherein can be commercially synthesized by companies, such as Synpep(Dublin, Calif.), Peptide Technologies Corp. (Gaithersburg, Md.), andMultiple Peptide Systems (San Diego, Calif.). In this respect, theinventive TCRs, polypeptides, and proteins can be synthetic,recombinant, isolated, and/or purified.

An embodiment of the invention provides a nucleic acid comprising anucleotide sequence encoding any of the TCRs, polypeptides, or proteinsdescribed herein. “Nucleic acid,” as used herein, includes“polynucleotide,” “oligonucleotide,” and “nucleic acid molecule,” andgenerally means a polymer of DNA or RNA, which can be single-stranded ordouble-stranded, which can contain natural, non-natural or alterednucleotides, and which can contain a natural, non-natural or alteredinternucleotide linkage, such as a phosphoroamidate linkage or aphosphorothioate linkage, instead of the phosphodiester found betweenthe nucleotides of an unmodified oligonucleotide. In an embodiment, thenucleic acid comprises complementary DNA (cDNA). It is generallypreferred that the nucleic acid does not comprise any insertions,deletions, inversions, and/or substitutions. However, it may be suitablein some instances, as discussed herein, for the nucleic acid to compriseone or more insertions, deletions, inversions, and/or substitutions.

Preferably, the nucleic acids of the invention are recombinant. As usedherein, the term “recombinant” refers to (i) molecules that areconstructed outside living cells by joining natural or synthetic nucleicacid segments to nucleic acid molecules that can replicate in a livingcell, or (ii) molecules that result from the replication of thosedescribed in (i) above. For purposes herein, the replication can be invitro replication or in vivo replication.

The nucleic acids can be constructed based on chemical synthesis and/orenzymatic ligation reactions using procedures known in the art. See, forexample, Green and Sambrook et al., supra. For example, a nucleic acidcan be chemically synthesized using naturally occurring nucleotides orvariously modified nucleotides designed to increase the biologicalstability of the molecules or to increase the physical stability of theduplex formed upon hybridization (e.g., phosphorothioate derivatives andacridine substituted nucleotides). Examples of modified nucleotides thatcan be used to generate the nucleic acids include, but are not limitedto, 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil,hypoxanthine, xanthine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxymethyl)uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine,5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil,beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N⁶-isopentenyladenine,I-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine,2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N⁶-substitutedadenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil,5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine,5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil,2-methylthio-N⁶-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v),wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine,5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil,uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl)uracil, and 2,6-diaminopurine. Alternatively, one or more of the nucleicacids of the invention can be purchased from companies, such asMacromolecular Resources (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Synthegen (Houston,Tex.).

In an embodiment of the invention, the nucleic acid comprises acodon-optimized nucleotide sequence encoding any of the TCRs,polypeptides, or proteins described herein. Without being bound to anyparticular theory or mechanism, it is believed that codon optimizationof the nucleotide sequence increases the translation efficiency of themRNA transcripts. Codon optimization of the nucleotide sequence mayinvolve substituting a native codon for another codon that encodes thesame amino acid, but can be translated by tRNA that is more readilyavailable within a cell, thus increasing translation efficiency.Optimization of the nucleotide sequence may also reduce secondary mRNAstructures that would interfere with translation, thus increasingtranslation efficiency.

The invention also provides a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotidesequence which is complementary to the nucleotide sequence of any of thenucleic acids described herein or a nucleotide sequence which hybridizesunder stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of any of thenucleic acids described herein.

The nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditionspreferably hybridizes under high stringency conditions. By “highstringency conditions” is meant that the nucleotide sequencespecifically hybridizes to a target sequence (the nucleotide sequence ofany of the nucleic acids described herein) in an amount that isdetectably stronger than non-specific hybridization. High stringencyconditions include conditions which would distinguish a polynucleotidewith an exact complementary sequence, or one containing only a fewscattered mismatches from a random sequence that happened to have a fewsmall regions (e.g., 3-10 bases) that matched the nucleotide sequence.Such small regions of complementarity are more easily melted than afull-length complement of 14-17 or more bases, and high stringencyhybridization makes them easily distinguishable. Relatively highstringency conditions would include, for example, low salt and/or hightemperature conditions, such as provided by about 0.02-0.1 M NaCl or theequivalent, at temperatures of about 50-70° C. Such high stringencyconditions tolerate little, if any, mismatch between the nucleotidesequence and the template or target strand, and are particularlysuitable for detecting expression of any of the inventive TCRs. It isgenerally appreciated that conditions can be rendered more stringent bythe addition of increasing amounts of formamide.

The invention also provides a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotidesequence that is at least about 70% or more, e.g., about 80%, about 90%,about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about97%, about 98%, or about 99% identical to any of the nucleic acidsdescribed herein. In this regard, the nucleic acid may consistessentially of any of the nucleotide sequences described herein.

The nucleic acids of the invention can be incorporated into arecombinant expression vector. In this regard, the invention provides arecombinant expression vector comprising any of the nucleic acids of theinvention. In an embodiment of the invention, the recombinant expressionvector comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the α chain, the βchain, and linker peptide.

For purposes herein, the term “recombinant expression vector” means agenetically-modified oligonucleotide or polynucleotide construct thatpermits the expression of an mRNA, protein, polypeptide, or peptide by ahost cell, when the construct comprises a nucleotide sequence encodingthe mRNA, protein, polypeptide, or peptide, and the vector is contactedwith the cell under conditions sufficient to have the mRNA, protein,polypeptide, or peptide expressed within the cell. The vectors of theinvention are not naturally-occurring as a whole. However, parts of thevectors can be naturally-occurring. The inventive recombinant expressionvectors can comprise any type of nucleotide, including, but not limitedto DNA and RNA, which can be single-stranded or double-stranded,synthesized or obtained in part from natural sources, and which cancontain natural, non-natural or altered nucleotides. The recombinantexpression vectors can comprise naturally-occurring,non-naturally-occurring internucleotide linkages, or both types oflinkages. Preferably, the non-naturally occurring or altered nucleotidesor internucleotide linkages do not hinder the transcription orreplication of the vector.

The recombinant expression vector of the invention can be any suitablerecombinant expression vector, and can be used to transform or transfectany suitable host cell. Suitable vectors include those designed forpropagation and expansion or for expression or both, such as plasmidsand viruses. The vector can be selected from the group consisting of thetransposon/transposases series, pUC series (Fermentas Life Sciences),the pBluescript series (Stratagene, LaJolla, Calif.), the pET series(Novagen, Madison, Wis.), the pGEX series (Pharmacia Biotech, Uppsala,Sweden), and the pEX series (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.). Bacteriophagevectors, such as λGT10, λGT11, λZapII (Stratagene), λEMBL4, and λNM1149,also can be used. Examples of plant expression vectors include pBI01,pBI101.2, pBI101.3, pBI121 and pBIN19 (Clontech). Examples of animalexpression vectors include pEUK-Cl, pMAM and pMAMneo (Clontech).Preferably, the recombinant expression vector is a transposon vector ora viral vector, e.g., a retroviral vector.

The recombinant expression vectors of the invention can be preparedusing standard recombinant DNA techniques described in, for example,Green and Sambrook et al., supra. Constructs of expression vectors,which are circular or linear, can be prepared to contain a replicationsystem functional in a prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cell. Replicationsystems can be derived, e.g., from ColE1, 2μ plasmid, λ, SV40, bovinepapillomavirus, and the like.

Desirably, the recombinant expression vector comprises regulatorysequences, such as transcription and translation initiation andtermination codons, which are specific to the type of host cell (e.g.,bacterium, fungus, plant, or animal) into which the vector is to beintroduced, as appropriate and taking into consideration whether thevector is DNA- or RNA-based.

The recombinant expression vector can include one or more marker genes,which allow for selection of transformed or transfected host cells.Marker genes include biocide resistance, e.g., resistance toantibiotics, heavy metals, etc., complementation in an auxotrophic hostcell to provide prototrophy, and the like. Suitable marker genes for theinventive expression vectors include, for instance, neomycin/G418resistance genes, hygromycin resistance genes, histidinol resistancegenes, tetracycline resistance genes, and ampicillin resistance genes.

The recombinant expression vector can comprise a native or nonnativepromoter operably linked to the nucleotide sequence encoding the TCR,polypeptide, or protein, or to the nucleotide sequence which iscomplementary to or which hybridizes to the nucleotide sequence encodingthe TCR, polypeptide, or protein. The selection of promoters, e.g.,strong, weak, inducible, tissue-specific and developmental-specific, iswithin the ordinary skill of the artisan. Similarly, the combining of anucleotide sequence with a promoter is also within the skill of theartisan. The promoter can be a non-viral promoter, e.g., a humanelongation factor-1α promoter, or a viral promoter, e.g., acytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, an SV40 promoter, an RSV promoter, and apromoter found in the long-terminal repeat of the murine stem cellvirus.

The inventive recombinant expression vectors can be designed for eithertransient expression, for stable expression, or for both. Also, therecombinant expression vectors can be made for constitutive expressionor for inducible expression.

Further, the recombinant expression vectors can be made to include asuicide gene. As used herein, the term “suicide gene” refers to a genethat causes the cell expressing the suicide gene to die. The suicidegene can be a gene that confers sensitivity to an agent, e.g., a drug,upon the cell in which the gene is expressed, and causes the cell to diewhen the cell is contacted with or exposed to the agent. Suicide genesare known in the art and include, for example, the Herpes Simplex Virus(HSV) thymidine kinase (TK) gene, cytosine daminase, purine nucleosidephosphorylase, and nitroreductase.

Another embodiment of the invention further provides a host cellcomprising any of the recombinant expression vectors described herein.As used herein, the term “host cell” refers to any type of cell that cancontain the inventive recombinant expression vector. The host cell canbe a eukaryotic cell, e.g., plant, animal, fungi, or algae, or can be aprokaryotic cell, e.g., bacteria or protozoa. The host cell can be acultured cell or a primary cell, i.e., isolated directly from anorganism, e.g., a human. The host cell can be an adherent cell or asuspended cell, i.e., a cell that grows in suspension. Suitable hostcells are known in the art and include, for instance, DH5a E. colicells, Chinese hamster ovarian cells, monkey VERO cells, COS cells,HEK293 cells, and the like. For purposes of amplifying or replicatingthe recombinant expression vector, the host cell is preferably aprokaryotic cell, e.g., a DH5a cell. For purposes of producing arecombinant TCR, polypeptide, or protein, the host cell is preferably amammalian cell. Most preferably, the host cell is a human cell. Whilethe host cell can be of any cell type, can originate from any type oftissue, and can be of any developmental stage, the host cell preferablyis a peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) or a peripheral blood mononuclearcell (PBMC). More preferably, the host cell is a T cell.

For purposes herein, the T cell can be any T cell, such as a cultured Tcell, e.g., a primary T cell, or a T cell from a cultured T cell line,e.g., Jurkat, SupT1, etc., or a T cell obtained from a mammal. Ifobtained from a mammal, the T cell can be obtained from numeroussources, including but not limited to blood, bone marrow, lymph node,the thymus, or other tissues or fluids. T cells can also be enriched foror purified. Preferably, the T cell is a human T cell. The T cell can beany type of T cell and can be of any developmental stage, including butnot limited to, CD4⁺/CD8⁺ double positive T cells, CD4⁺ helper T cells,e.g., Th₁ and Th₂ cells, CD4⁺ T cells, CD8⁺ T cells (e.g., cytotoxic Tcells), tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), memory T cells (e.g.,central memory T cells and effector memory T cells), naïve T cells, andthe like.

Also provided by the invention is a population of cells comprising atleast one host cell described herein. The population of cells can be aheterogeneous population comprising the host cell comprising any of therecombinant expression vectors described, in addition to at least oneother cell, e.g., a host cell (e.g., a T cell), which does not compriseany of the recombinant expression vectors, or a cell other than a Tcell, e.g., a B cell, a macrophage, a neutrophil, an erythrocyte, ahepatocyte, an endothelial cell, an epithelial cells, a muscle cell, abrain cell, etc. Alternatively, the population of cells can be asubstantially homogeneous population, in which the population comprisesmainly of host cells (e.g., consisting essentially of) comprising therecombinant expression vector. The population also can be a clonalpopulation of cells, in which all cells of the population are clones ofa single host cell comprising a recombinant expression vector, such thatall cells of the population comprise the recombinant expression vector.In one embodiment of the invention, the population of cells is a clonalpopulation comprising host cells comprising a recombinant expressionvector as described herein.

In an embodiment of the invention, the numbers of cells in thepopulation may be rapidly expanded. Expansion of the numbers of T cellscan be accomplished by any of a number of methods as are known in theart as described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,034,334; 8,383,099;U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0244133; Dudley et al., J.Immunother., 26:332-42 (2003); and Riddell et al., J. Immunol. Methods,128:189-201 (1990). In an embodiment, expansion of the numbers of Tcells is carried out by culturing the T cells with OKT3 antibody, IL-2,and feeder PBMC (e.g., irradiated allogeneic PBMC).

The inventive TCRs, polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinantexpression vectors, and host cells (including populations thereof), canbe isolated and/or purified. The term “isolated” as used herein meanshaving been removed from its natural environment. The term “purified” asused herein means having been increased in purity, wherein “purity” is arelative term, and not to be necessarily construed as absolute purity.For example, the purity can be at least about 50%, at least about 60%,at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about 90%, at leastabout 95%, or can be about 100%.

The inventive TCRs, polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinantexpression vectors, and host cells (including populations thereof), allof which are collectively referred to as “inventive TCR materials”hereinafter, can be formulated into a composition, such as apharmaceutical composition. In this regard, the invention provides apharmaceutical composition comprising any of the TCRs, polypeptides,proteins, nucleic acids, expression vectors, and host cells (includingpopulations thereof), described herein, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. The inventive pharmaceutical compositions containingany of the inventive TCR materials can comprise more than one inventiveTCR material, e.g., a polypeptide and a nucleic acid, or two or moredifferent TCRs. Alternatively, the pharmaceutical composition cancomprise an inventive TCR material in combination with anotherpharmaceutically active agent(s) or drug(s), such as a chemotherapeuticagents, e.g., asparaginase, busulfan, carboplatin, cisplatin,daunorubicin, doxorubicin, fluorouracil, gemcitabine, hydroxyurea,methotrexate, paclitaxel, rituximab, vinblastine, vincristine, etc.

Preferably, the carrier is a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Withrespect to pharmaceutical compositions, the carrier can be any of thoseconventionally used for the particular inventive TCR material underconsideration. Methods for preparing administrable compositions areknown or apparent to those skilled in the art and are described in moredetail in, for example, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy,22^(nd) Ed., Pharmaceutical Press (2012). It is preferred that thepharmaceutically acceptable carrier be one which has no detrimental sideeffects or toxicity under the conditions of use.

The choice of carrier will be determined in part by the particularinventive TCR material, as well as by the particular method used toadminister the inventive TCR material. Accordingly, there are a varietyof suitable formulations of the pharmaceutical composition of theinvention. Suitable formulations may include any of those forparenteral, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intraarterial,intrathecal, intratumoral, or interperitoneal administration. More thanone route can be used to administer the inventive TCR materials, and incertain instances, a particular route can provide a more immediate andmore effective response than another route.

Preferably, the inventive TCR material is administered by injection,e.g., intravenously. When the inventive TCR material is a host cellexpressing the inventive TCR, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrierfor the cells for injection may include any isotonic carrier such as,for example, normal saline (about 0.90% w/v of NaCl in water, about 300mOsm/L NaCl in water, or about 9.0 g NaCl per liter of water), NORMOSOL®electrolyte solution (Abbott, Chicago, Ill.), PLASMA-LYTE A (Baxter,Deerfield, Ill.), about 5% dextrose in water, or Ringer's lactate. In anembodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is supplemented withhuman serum albumen.

For purposes of the invention, the amount or dose (e.g., numbers ofcells when the inventive TCR material is one or more cells) of theinventive TCR material administered should be sufficient to effect,e.g., a therapeutic or prophylactic response, in the subject or animalover a reasonable time frame. For example, the dose of the inventive TCRmaterial should be sufficient to bind to a cancer antigen (e.g., mutatedp53), or detect, treat or prevent cancer in a period of from about 2hours or longer, e.g., 12 to 24 or more hours, from the time ofadministration. In certain embodiments, the time period could be evenlonger. The dose will be determined by the efficacy of the particularinventive TCR material and the condition of the animal (e.g., human), aswell as the body weight of the animal (e.g., human) to be treated.

Many assays for determining an administered dose are known in the art.For purposes of the invention, an assay, which comprises comparing theextent to which target cells are lysed or IFN-γ is secreted by T cellsexpressing the inventive TCR, polypeptide, or protein uponadministration of a given dose of such T cells to a mammal among a setof mammals of which each is given a different dose of the T cells, couldbe used to determine a starting dose to be administered to a mammal. Theextent to which target cells are lysed or IFN-γ is secreted uponadministration of a certain dose can be assayed by methods known in theart.

The dose of the inventive TCR material also will be determined by theexistence, nature and extent of any adverse side effects that mightaccompany the administration of a particular inventive TCR material.Typically, the attending physician will decide the dosage of theinventive TCR material with which to treat each individual patient,taking into consideration a variety of factors, such as age, bodyweight, general health, diet, sex, inventive TCR material to beadministered, route of administration, and the severity of the cancerbeing treated. In an embodiment in which the inventive TCR material is apopulation of cells, the number of cells administered per infusion mayvary, e.g., from about 1×10⁶ to about 1×10¹² cells or more. In certainembodiments, fewer than 1×10⁶ cells may be administered.

One of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that theinventive TCR materials of the invention can be modified in any numberof ways, such that the therapeutic or prophylactic efficacy of theinventive TCR materials is increased through the modification. Forinstance, the inventive TCR materials can be conjugated either directlyor indirectly through a bridge to a chemotherapeutic agent. The practiceof conjugating compounds to a chemotherapeutic agent is known in theart. One of ordinary skill in the art recognizes that sites on theinventive TCR materials, which are not necessary for the function of theinventive TCR materials, are ideal sites for attaching a bridge and/or achemotherapeutic agent, provided that the bridge and/or chemotherapeuticagent, once attached to the inventive TCR materials, do(es) notinterfere with the function of the inventive TCR materials, i.e., theability to bind to mutated p53 or to detect, treat, or prevent cancer.

It is contemplated that the inventive pharmaceutical compositions, TCRs,polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors,host cells, or populations of cells can be used in methods of treatingor preventing cancer. Without being bound to a particular theory, theinventive TCRs are believed to bind specifically to mutated p53, suchthat the TCR (or related inventive polypeptide or protein), whenexpressed by a cell, is able to mediate an immune response against atarget cell expressing mutated p53. In this regard, an embodiment of theinvention provides a method of treating or preventing cancer in amammal, comprising administering to the mammal any of the pharmaceuticalcompositions, TCRs, polypeptides, or proteins described herein, anynucleic acid or recombinant expression vector comprising a nucleotidesequence encoding any of the TCRs, polypeptides, proteins describedherein, or any host cell or population of cells comprising a recombinantvector which encodes any of the TCRs, polypeptides, or proteinsdescribed herein, in an amount effective to treat or prevent cancer inthe mammal.

An embodiment of the invention provides any of the pharmaceuticalcompositions, TCRs, polypeptides, or proteins described herein, anynucleic acid or recombinant expression vector comprising a nucleotidesequence encoding any of the TCRs, polypeptides, proteins describedherein, or any host cell or population of cells comprising a recombinantvector which encodes any of the TCRs, polypeptides, or proteinsdescribed herein, for use in the treatment or prevention of cancer in amammal.

The terms “treat,” and “prevent” as well as words stemming therefrom, asused herein, do not necessarily imply 100% or complete treatment orprevention. Rather, there are varying degrees of treatment or preventionof which one of ordinary skill in the art recognizes as having apotential benefit or therapeutic effect. In this respect, the inventivemethods can provide any amount of any level of treatment or preventionof cancer in a mammal. Furthermore, the treatment or prevention providedby the inventive method can include treatment or prevention of one ormore conditions or symptoms of the cancer being treated or prevented.For example, treatment or prevention can include promoting theregression of a tumor. Also, for purposes herein, “prevention” canencompass delaying the onset of the cancer, or a symptom or conditionthereof. Alternatively or additionally, “prevention” may encompasspreventing or delaying the recurrence of cancer, or a symptom orcondition thereof.

Also provided by an embodiment of the invention is a method of detectingthe presence of cancer in a mammal. The method comprises (i) contactinga sample comprising one or more cells from the mammal with any of theinventive TCRs, polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinantexpression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, or pharmaceuticalcompositions described herein, thereby forming a complex, and detectingthe complex, wherein detection of the complex is indicative of thepresence of cancer in the mammal.

With respect to the inventive method of detecting cancer in a mammal,the sample of cells can be a sample comprising whole cells, lysatesthereof, or a fraction of the whole cell lysates, e.g., a nuclear orcytoplasmic fraction, a whole protein fraction, or a nucleic acidfraction.

For purposes of the inventive detecting method, the contacting can takeplace in vitro or in vivo with respect to the mammal. Preferably, thecontacting is in vitro.

Also, detection of the complex can occur through any number of waysknown in the art. For instance, the inventive TCRs, polypeptides,proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, orpopulations of cells, described herein, can be labeled with a detectablelabel such as, for instance, a radioisotope, a fluorophore (e.g.,fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), phycoerythrin (PE)), an enzyme (e.g.,alkaline phosphatase, horseradish peroxidase), and element particles(e.g., gold particles).

For purposes of the inventive methods, wherein host cells or populationsof cells are administered, the cells can be cells that are allogeneic orautologous to the mammal. Preferably, the cells are autologous to themammal.

With respect to the inventive methods, the cancer can be any cancer,including any of acute lymphocytic cancer, acute myeloid leukemia,alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, bone cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer,cancer of the anus, anal canal, or anorectum, cancer of the eye, cancerof the intrahepatic bile duct, cancer of the joints, cancer of the neck,gallbladder, or pleura, cancer of the nose, nasal cavity, or middle ear,cancer of the oral cavity, cancer of the vagina, cancer of the vulva,chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid cancer, colon cancer,colocrectal cancer, endometrial cancer, esophageal cancer, uterinecervical cancer, gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, glioma, Hodgkinlymphoma, hypopharynx cancer, kidney cancer, larynx cancer, livercancer, lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, melanoma, multiple myeloma,nasopharynx cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, cancer of the oropharynx,ovarian cancer, cancer of the penis, pancreatic cancer, peritoneum,omentum, and mesentery cancer, pharynx cancer, prostate cancer, rectalcancer, renal cancer, skin cancer, small intestine cancer, soft tissuecancer, stomach cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, cancer of theuterus, ureter cancer, and urinary bladder cancer. In a preferredembodiment, the cancer is a cancer which expresses mutated p53. Thecancer may express p53 with a mutation at any one or more of positions175, 220, 245, 248, 249, 273, and 282 of SEQ ID NO: 1. The cancer mayexpress p53 with any one or more of the following human p53 mutations:R175H, Y220C, G245D, G245S, R248L, R248Q, R248W, R249S, R273H, R273C,R273L, and R282W. Preferably, the cancer is an epithelial cancer orcholangiocarcinoma, melanoma, colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovariancancer, endometrial cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),glioblastoma, uterine cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, breastcancer, pancreatic cancer, or bladder cancer.

The mammal referred to in the inventive methods can be any mammal. Asused herein, the term “mammal” refers to any mammal, including, but notlimited to, mammals of the order Rodentia, such as mice and hamsters,and mammals of the order Logomorpha, such as rabbits. It is preferredthat the mammals are from the order Carnivora, including Felines (cats)and Canines (dogs). It is more preferred that the mammals are from theorder Artiodactyla, including Bovines (cows) and Swines (pigs) or of theorder Perssodactyla, including Equines (horses). It is most preferredthat the mammals are of the order Primates, Ceboids, or Simoids(monkeys) or of the order Anthropoids (humans and apes). An especiallypreferred mammal is the human.

The following examples further illustrate the invention but, of course,should not be construed as in any way limiting its scope.

EXAMPLES

The amino acid sequences set forth in Tables 1-3 were employed in theexperiments described in the following Examples. In Tables 1-2, “LP”stands for “long peptide.” In Table 3, “TMG” stands for “tandemminigene.”

TABLE 1 SEQ ID NO: Name Sequence 2 LP-p53-R175H-MUT YKQSQHMTEVVR HCPHHERCSDSDG 3 LP-p53-R273H-MUT SGNLLGRNSFEV H VCACPGRDRRTE 4LP-p53-R248L-MUT YMCNSSCMGGMN L RPILTIITLEDS 5 LP-p53-R282W-MUTFEVRVCACPGRD W RTEEENLRKKGE 6 LP-p53-R273C-MUT SGNLLGRNSFEV CVCACPGRDRRTE 7 LP-p53-G245S-MUT HYNYMCNSSCMG S MNRRPILTIITL 8LP-p53-R248Q-MUT YMCNSSCMGGMN Q RPILTIITLEDS 9 LP-p53-G245D-MUTHYNYMCNSSCMG D MNRRPILTIITL 10 LP-p53-R273L-MUT SGNLLGRNSFEV LVCACPGRDRRTE 11 LP-p53-R248W-MUT YMCNSSCMGGMN W RPILTIITLEDS 12LP-p53-Y2200-MUT DRNTFRHSVVVP C EPPEVGSDCTTI 13 LP-p53-R249S-MUTMCNSSCMGGMNR S PILTIITLEDSS

The WT versions of the peptides of Table 1 are set forth in Table 2.

TABLE 2 SEQ ID NO: Name Sequence 15 LP-p53-R175-WT YKQSQHMTEVVR RCPHHERCSDSDG 16 LP-p53-R273-WT SGNLLGRNSFEV R VCACPGRDRRTE 17LP-p53-R248-WT YMCNSSCMGGMN R RPILTIITLEDS 18 LP-p53-R282-WTFEVRVCACPGRD R RTEEENLRKKGE 19 LP-p53-G245-WT HYNYMCNSSCMG GMNRRPILTIITL 20 LP-p53-Y220-WT DRNTFRHSVVVP Y EPPEVGSDCTTI 21LP-p53-R249-WT MCNSSCMGGMNR R PILTIITLEDSS

TABLE 3 SEQ ID NO: Name Sequence 14 TMG-p53-MUT YKQSQHMTEVVR HCPHHERCSDSDGSGNLLGRNSFEV H VCACP GRDRRTEYMCNSSCMGGMN LRPILTIITLEDSFEVRVCACPGRD W RTEEENLRKKGESGNLLGRNSFEV CVCACPGRDRRTEHYNYMCN SSCMG S MNRRPILTIITLYMCNSSCMGGMN Q RPILTIITLEDSHYNYMCNSSCMG D MNRRPILTIITLSGNLLGRNSFEV L VCACPGRDRRT EYMCNSSCMGGMN WRPILTIITLEDSDRNTFRHSVVVP C EPPEVG SDCTTIMCNSSCMGGMNR S PILTIITLEDSS 22TMG-p53-WT YKQSQHMTEVVR R CPHHERCSDSDGSGNLLGRNSFEV R VCACPGRDRRTEYMCNSSCMGGMN R RPILTIITLEDSFEVRVCACPGRD RRTEEENLRKKGESGNLLGRNSFEV R VCACPGRDRRTEHYNYMCN SSCMG GMNRRPILTIITLYMCNSSCMGGMN R RPILTIITLEDSHYNY MCNSSCMG GMNRRPILTIITLSGNLLGRNSFEV R VCACPGRDRRT EYMCNSSCMGGMN RRPILTIITLEDSDRNTFRHSVVVP Y EPPEVG SDCTTIMCNSSCMGGMNR R PILTIITLEDSS

Example 1

This example demonstrates the isolation and specific reactivity of fouranti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4127.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 1-7, 36, and 37A-37Cfor Patient 4127. The mutated p53 reactive T cells for this patient wereidentified by the method described in U.S. Patent Application Number2017/0224800 (“Tran method”). The methods for isolating the individualTCRs are set forth below.

Autologous PBL were transduced with one of the TCRs shown in FIG. 1 andwere tested 2 weeks later. Autologous DC cells were plated at 3×10⁴cells/well and pulsed overnight with either WT p53-G245 peptide (wt) ormutated p53-G245S peptide (mut) at decreasing peptide concentrations.3×10⁴ transduced T cells were added per well and co-cultured overnightat 37° C. Supernatants were harvested for IFN-γ ELISA. The IFN-γ ELISAresults are shown in FIG. 1. 4-1BB expression was measured by FACS gate:lymphocytes\PI(neg)CD3⁺\CD3⁺mTCR⁺\CD8(neg)CD4⁺. The FACS results areshown in FIG. 2.

Autologous PBL were transduced with one of the TCRs shown in FIG. 3 andco-cultured as described for the experiment of FIG. 2 except that theDCs were pulsed with DMSO (peptide vehicle) or one of the 15-merp53-G245S peptides with overlapping 14 amino acids shown in Table A.4-1BB expression was carried out as described for FIG. 2. The resultsare shown in FIG. 3.

TABLE A Peptide no. in X- axis of Fig. 3 Peptide SEQ ID NO: 1HYNYMCNSSCMG S MN 497 2 YNYMCNSSCMG S MNR 498 3 NYMCNSSCMG S MNRR 499 4YMCNSSCMG S MNRRP 500 5 MCNSSCMG S MNRRPI 501 6 CNSSCMG S MNRRPIL 502 7NSSCMG S MNRRPILT 503 8 SSCMG S MNRRPILTI 504 9 SCMG S MNRRPILTII 505 10CMG S MNRRPILTIIT 506 11 MG S MNRRPILTIITL 507

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. After 20 hours, cells were co-transfected with individualHLA alleles. After 20 hours, cells were pulsed with p53G245S-15-merpeptide for 3 hours at 37° C. at 10 μg/mL. After washing, T cells (10⁵)were added to wells and co-cultured overnight (for 20 hours) at 37° C.IFN-γ secretion was measured by ELISA; prediction by NetMHCIIpan:cbs.dtu.dk/services/NetMHCIIpan/. 4-1BB expression was measured by FACS.FACS gate: lymphocytes→live (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells)→CD4+ (4127-TIL)or CD4+mTCR+ (TCR transduced T cells). The results are shown in FIGS.4-5 and Table B.

TABLE B HLA Peptide Affinity, nM Rank DRB3*02:02 HYNYMCNSSCMG S MN 533.421 SEQ ID NO: 497

DRB3*02 is expressed by 1367 of 3719 (37%) of DRB_typed patients in theNCI HLA database and 5 of 9 (56%) endometrial and ovarian cancerpatients at NCI-SB (National Cancer Institute Surgery Branch). Thereported frequency of the DRB3*02 allele is very high according to theallelefrequencies.net website. For example, this website reports thatthe frequency of the DRB3*02 allele is 0.3447 of the USA NMDP MiddleEastern or North Coast of Africa population.

TIL from patient 4127 were co-cultured with allogeneic (DRB3*01:01:01 orDRB3*02:02:01) antigen presenting cells (APCs) which were (1)electroporated with tandem minigenes (TMG) composed of irrelevant, WTp53, or mutated p53 sequence or (2) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO)or purified (>95% by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC))25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-G245 sequence or mutatedp53-G245S sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 6.

T cells expressing the 4127-TCR1 specific to p53-G245S were co-culturedwith allogeneic APCs as described for the experiment of FIG. 6. Theresults are shown in FIG. 7.

Autologous APCs were pulsed with decreasing concentrations of 25-aminoacid peptides corresponding to the WT p53-G245 or mutated p53-G245Ssequence. T cells transduced with the 4127-O37-TCR from patient 4127were co-cultured overnight at 37° C. with peptide-pulsed APCs.Expression of 4-1BB was assayed by flow cytometry after gatinglymphocytes→single cells→live→CD3+mTCR+. The results are shown in FIG.36.

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. The following day, cells were co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles from patient 4127. The next day, the 25-aminoacid p53-G245S peptide was pulsed on transfected Cos7 cells. Excesspeptide was washed away. T cells were transduced with one of the TCRsfrom Patient 4127. The transduced T cells were added (2×10⁴ cells/well)to the co-culture with the Cos7 cells. Co-cultures were incubatedovernight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated by ELISA.Expression of 4-1BB was assayed by flow cytometry after gatinglymphocytes→single cells→live→CD3+mTCR+. The results are shown in FIGS.37A-37C.

The sequence of TCR 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR1, which was isolated fromPatient 4127, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 30), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 31), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 32), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 27), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 28), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 29). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO:26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized region isthe beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicizedregion is the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23). The betachain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 34) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thebeta chain constant region. The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO:33) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 36) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the linker. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 35)includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker and endingwith the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: G245SMethod: Tran methodCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4127-F10 TIL fragment with G245Slong peptide, sorted CD4+41BB+ T cells (single cell RT-PCR only)Method to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCR (below), Adaptive Pairseq(4127-F10 fragment), 5′RACE from TIL clone O71Abundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 31.3% (observed 5 times of 16pairs)TCR orientation: beta-alphaExpression vector: gamma-retrovirus

(SEQ ID NO: 543) MATRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSLVNTEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVK RKNSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMLLLLIPVLGMIFALRDARAQSVSQHNHHVILSEAASLELGCNYSYGGTVNLFWYVQYPGQHLQLLLKYFSGDPLVKGIKGFEAEFIKSKFSFNLRKPSVQWSDTAEYFCAVKGDYKLSFGAGTTVTVRANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGENLLMILRLWSS

The statistics for TCR 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR1 for Patient 4127 are setforth in Table 4 below.

TABLE 4 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 6  6.3%CDR3beta 13 13.5% 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR1 pairs 5  5.2% Total paired TCRs16 16.7%

The sequence of TCR 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR4, which was isolated fromPatient 4127, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 40), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 41), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 42), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 37), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 38), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 39). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO:26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized region isthe beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicizedregion is the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23). The betachain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 44) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thebeta chain constant region. The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO:43) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 46) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the linker. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 45)includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker and endingwith the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR4Recognition of p53 mutation: G245SMethod: Tran methodCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4127-F10 TIL fragment with G245Slong peptide, sorted CD4+41BB+ T cells (single cell RT-PCR only)Method to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCR (below) and Adaptive Pairseq(4127-F10 fragment)Abundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 12.5% (observed 2 times of 16pairs)TCR orientation: beta-alphaExpression vector: gamma-retrovirus

(SEQ ID NO: 544) MAPGLLEIWMALCLLGTGHGDAMVIQNPRYQVTQFGKPVTLSCSQTLNHNVMYWYQQKSSQAPKLLFHYYDKDFNNEADTPDNFQSRRPNTSFCFLDIRSPGLGDAAMYLCATSRELRGNEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAM VKRKNSRAKRSGSGATNESLLKQAGDVEENPGPMLTASLLRAVIASICVVSSMAQKVTQAQTEISVVEKEDVTLDCVYETRDTTYYLFWYKQPPSGELVFLIRRNSFDEQNEISGRYSWNFQKSTSSFNFTITASQVVDSAVYFCALSEGGSNYKLTFGKGTLLTVNPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDEDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSETCQDIFKEINATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGENLLMTL RLWSS

The statistics for TCR 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR4 for Patient 4127 are setforth in Table 5 below.

TABLE 5 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 2  2.1%CDR3beta 39 40.6% 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR4 pairs 2  2.1% Total paired TCRs16 16.7%

The sequence of TCR 4127_O102_TCR, which was isolated from Patient 4127,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 50), the second underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 51), the third underlined region isthe CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 52), the fourth underlined region is theCDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 47), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2alpha(SEQ ID NO: 48), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQID NO: 49). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting fromthe amino terminus, the first italicized region is the beta chainconstant region (SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicized region is thealpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23). The beta chain variableregion (SEQ ID NO: 54) includes the sequence starting from the aminoterminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 53)includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker and endingimmediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constant region. Thefull-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 56) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thelinker. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 55) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending with thecarboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4127_O102_TCRRecognition of p53 mutation: G245SMethod: Tran methodCo-culture to identify TCR: Not performed. TCR was directly identifiedfrom RNA of T cell clone (O102) using 5′RACE. Clone was developed bysorting for OX40+ T cells and establishing T cell clones by limitingdilution. T cell clones were screened using the Tran method.Method to identify TCR: 5′RACE from TIL clone O102Abundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 100% of T cell clone (notapplicable)TCR orientation: beta-alphaExpression vector: gamma-retrovirus

(SEQ ID NO: 545) MAMSIGLLCCAALSLLWAGPVNAGVTQTPKFQVLKTGQSMTLQCAQDMNHEYMSWYRQDPGMGLRLIHYSVGAGITDQGEVPNGYNVSRSTTEDFPLRLLSAAPSQTSVYFCASSYRESHYGYTFGSGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMA MVKRKNSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMWGVFLLYVSMKMGGTTGQNIDQPTEMTATEGAIVQINCTYQTSGFNGLFWYQQHAGEAPTFLSYNVLDGLEEKGRFSSFLSRSKGYSYLLLKELQMKDSASYLCAVKWTGGFKTIFGAGTRLFVKANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSS

The sequence of TCR 4127-O37-TCR, which was isolated from Patient 4127,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 460), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 461), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 462), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 457), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 458), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 459).

The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from the aminoterminus, the first italicized region is the beta chain constant region(SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicized region is the alpha chainconstant region (SEQ ID NO: 23). The beta chain variable region (SEQ IDNO: 464) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminus andending immediately prior to the start of the beta chain constant region.The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 463) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending immediately prior tothe start of the alpha chain constant region. The full-length beta chain(SEQ ID NO: 466) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the linker. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 465) includes the sequence starting immediatelyafter the linker and ending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4127-O37-TCRRecognition of p53 mutation: G245SMethod: Tran methodCo-culture to identify TCR: Not performed. TCR was directly identifiedfrom genomic DNA of T cell clone (O37) using Adaptive TCRAD and TCRBsurveys (next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform). The O37 clone wasdeveloped by sorting for OX40+ T cells and establishing T cell clones bylimiting dilution. T cell clones were screened using the Tran method.Method to identify TCR: Adaptive TCR sequencing (NGS) of TIL clone O37Abundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 100% of T cell clone (n/a)TCR orientation: beta-alphaExpression vector: gamma-retrovirus

(SEQ ID NO: 546) MALLULLGPGISLLLPGSLAGSGLGAVVSQHPSWVICKSGTSVKIECRSLDFQATTMFWYRQFPKQSLMLMATSNEGSKATYEQGVEKDKFLINHASLTLSTLTVTSAHPEDSSFYICSAAGQANTEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVST LVVMAMVKRKNSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHSLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQNSGPLSVPEGAIASLNCTYSDRGSQSFFWYRQYSGKSPELIMFIYSNGDKEDGRFTAQLNKASQYVSLLIRDSQPSDSATYLCAVNDAGNMLTFGGGTRLMVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFEIDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMT LRLWSS

Example 2

This example demonstrates the isolation and specific reactivity of threeanti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4196.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 8-11 for Patient4196. The p53 reactive T cells for this patient were identified by theTran method, as described in U.S. Patent Application Number2017/0224800. The Fluidigm method was used for isolating the individualTCRs. The statistics for Patient 4196 are shown in Table D.

Characterization of p53-reactive cells: challenges with identifying theminimal epitope: The first predicted peptide with mutated amino acid p53R175H is shown in Table C.

TABLE C HLA HLA-A0201 Peptide HMTEVVRHC (SEQ ID NO: 530) CoreHMTEVVRHC (SEQ ID NO: 530) Affinity (nM) 7826.06 % rank 13.00

TMG1 versus 4196-Rx1 TIL: Cos7 cells were transfected with plasmids forTMG1 and HLA allele. Cells were co-cultured with 4196 Rx1 TIL infusionbag for 20 hours (h). The results are shown in FIG. 8A.

P53-R175H minimal peptide versus 4196-Rx1 TIL: Day 4 autologous DCs werepulsed with either candidate minimal epitope (HMTEVVRHC (SEQ ID NO: 530)or (SQHMTEVVRH (SEQ ID NO: 531)) for 2 h. Cells were washed andco-cultured with 4196 Rx1 TIL infusion bag for 20 h. The results areshown in FIG. 8B.

A*02:01-restricted TP53 tetramer can be used to isolate TP53-reactivecells from the TIL infusion bag: Isolation of TP53-reactive cells using4-1BB+ sort following co-culture with TP53 peptide was technicallylimited. To isolate TP53-reactive cells, an A*02:01-TP53 tetramer wasgenerated. An irrelevant tetramer (A*02:01-gp100) was generated as acontrol. A FACS analysis was carried out gated on live, CD3+, CD8+cells. For the A*02:01-TP53 tetramer, 14.9% p53 tetramer+ cells weredetected. For the A*02:01-gp100 tetramer, 0.7% p53 tetramer+ cells weredetected.

Isolation and characterization of TP53-reactive cells: The strategy forthe isolation and characterization of TP53-reactive cells was asfollows: (1) sort for tetramer-positive cells using FACS as describedabove. (2) Carry out single cell PCR. (3) Carry out Vβ seep sequencing.

Several candidate clones were identified for the TP53 TCR using singlecell PCR, as shown in Table D. TCR-1a and TCR-1b were alternativecandidate clones.

TABLE D Candidate TCR CDR3 (amino acids) TCR-1a TRBV6-1 CASSEGLWQVGDEQYF63.3% of 120 (SEQ ID NO: 72) pairs TRAV12-1 CVVQPGGYQKVTF(SEQ ID NO: 69) TCR-1b TRBV6-1 Not functional TRAV2 TCR-2 TRBV11-2CASSLDPGDTGELFF 25.8% of 120 (SEQ ID NO: 92) pairs TRAV6 CALDIYPHDMRF(SEQ ID NO: 89) TCR-3 TRBV10-3 CAISELVTGDSPLHF 9.2% of 120(SEQ ID NO: 82) pairs TRAV38-1 CAFMGYSGAGSYQLTF (SEQ ID NO: 79)

Plasmids encoding candidate TCRs were cloned with MSGV1 vectors.Retroviral transduction was used to introduce TCR into donorlymphocytes.

HPLC grade minimal epitope was pulsed on day 4 on A*02:01 DCs for 2 h.DCs were co-cultured with TCR-transduced cells for 20 h. The results areshown in FIGS. 9A-9D. Three different A*02:01 restricted TP53 receptorswere identified.

T2 cells were thawed and rested for 24 hours, then pulsed withdecreasing concentrations of HPLC minimal epitope for 2 h. Cells werethen washed and co-cultured with TP53 TCR-transduced cells for 17 h. Theresults are shown in FIGS. 10A-10B.

The following parental tumor cell lines were transduced withHLA-A*02:01: Colon line—LS123 (ATCC CCL-255) with R175H but unknownHLA-A2 status. Leukemia line: CCRF-CEM (ATCC CRM-CCL-119, leukemia) withR175H but unknown HLA-A2 status. Breast line: AU-565 (ATCC CRL-2351,breast adenocarcinoma) with R175H but unknown HLA-A2 status. Melanomacell line: MEL624; endogenous expression of HLA-A2 and wt R175.

Target transduced tumor cells were harvested and plated on the morningof co-culture (1×10⁵ cells/well). R175H minimal epitope was pulsed ontotarget cells (HPLC, 5 μg/mL) for 2 h. Cells were washed twice andco-cultured with 2×10⁴ TP53 TCR-transduced cells for 20 h (patient4196). IFN-γ ELISPOT was used for the readout of response. The resultsare shown in FIG. 11. Additional experimental data regarding target cellHLA-A2 and TP53 expression and the reactivity of the TCRs of thisExample is provided in Example 15.

The sequence of TCR 4196_AV12-1_with_BV6-1, which was isolated fromPatient 4196, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 70), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 71), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 72), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 67), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 68), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 69). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO:26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized region isthe beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicizedregion is the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 24). The betachain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 74) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thebeta chain constant region. The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO:73) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 76) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the linker. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 75)includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker and endingwith the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below.

TCR name: 4196_AV12-1_with_BV6-1Recognition of p53 mutation: R175HMethod: Tran method

(SEQ ID NO: 547) MAIGLLCCVAFSLLWASPVNAGVTQTPKFQVLKTGQSMTLQCAQDMNHNSMYWYRQDPGMGLRLIYYSASEGTTDKGEVPNGYNVSRLNKREFSLRLESAAPSQTSVYFCASSEGLWQVGDEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMA MVKRKNSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMISLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQRKEVEQDPGPFNVPEGATVAFNCTYSNSASQSFEWYRQDCRKEPKLLMSVYSSGNEDGRFTAQLNRASQYISLLIRDSKLSDSATYLCVVQPGGYQKVTFGTGTKLQVIPDIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCIFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGENLLMTLRLWS  S

The sequence of TCR 4196_AV38-1_with_BV10-3, which was isolated fromPatient 4196, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 80), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 81), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 82), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 77), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 78), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 79). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO:26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized region isthe beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicizedregion is the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 24). The betachain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 84) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thebeta chain constant region. The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO:83) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 86) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the linker. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 85)includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker and endingwith the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below.

TCR name: 4196 AV38-1_with_BV10-3Recognition of p53 mutation: R175HMethod: Tran method

(SEQ ID NO: 548) MATRLFFYVALCLLWTGHMDAGITQSPRHKVTETGTPVTLRCHQTENHRYMYWYRQDPGHGLRLIHYSYGVKDTDKGEVSDGYSVSRSKTEDFLLTLESATSSQTSVYFCAISELVTGDSPLHFGNGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHTRCQVQFFIGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKN SRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMTRVSLLWAVVVSTCLESGMAQTVTQSQPEMSVQEAETVTLSCTYDTSENNYYLFWYKQPPSRQMILVIRQEAYKQQNATENRFSVNFQKAAKSFSLKISDSQLGDTAMYFCAFMGYSGAGSYQLTFGKGTKLSVIPDIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSS

The sequence of TCR 4196_AV6_with_BV11-2, which was isolated fromPatient 4196, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 90), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 91), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 92), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 87), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 88), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 89). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO:26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized region isthe beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25) and the second italicizedregion is the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 24). The betachain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 94) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thebeta chain constant region. The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO:93) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 96) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the linker. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 95)includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker and endingwith the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below.

TCR name: 4196_AV6_with_BV11-2Recognition of p53 mutation: R175HMethod: Tran method

(SEQ ID NO: 549) MATRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSLDPGDTGELFFGEGSRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMA MVKRKNSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDYEENPGPMESFLGGVLLILWLQVDWVKSQKIEQNSEALNIQEGKTATLTCNYTNYSPAYLQWYRQDPGRGPVFLLLIRENEKEKRKERLKVTFDTTLKQSLFHITASQPADSATYLCALDIYPHDMRFGAGTRLTVKPDIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWS S

Example 3

This example demonstrates the isolation of eleven anti-mutated p53 TCRsfrom patient 4238.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 12-15 for Patient4238.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4238 were co-cultured withautologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of the irrelevant ormutated p53 sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 12. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometryafter gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells).The results are shown in FIG. 14.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4238 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptide composed of the mutated p53-R248Q sequence.Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ wasevaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results are shown in FIG. 13.Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gating forlymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The results areshown in FIG. 15.

TIL fragments F10, F11 and F17 were sources of TCRs after sortingCD8+41BB+ T cells.

The sequence of TCR 4238-F10-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 207), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 208), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 209), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 210), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 211), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 212). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 213) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 214) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 215) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:216) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F10-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F10 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell reverse transcriptase polymerasechain reaction (RT-PCR)Abundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 25.0% (observed 3 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 550) MATASLLRAVIASICVVSSMAQKVTQAQTEISVVEKEDVTLDCVYETRDTTYYLFWYKQPPSGELVFLIRRNSFDEQNEISGRYSWNFQKSTSSFNFTITASQVVDSAVYFCALSEVDSGNTPLVFGKGTRLSVIANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRIL LLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHFRLLCCVAFCLLGAGPVDSGVTQTPKHLITATGQRVTLRCSPRSGDLSVYWYQQSLDQGLQFLIQYYNGEERAKGNILERFSAQQFPDLHSELNLSSLELGDSALYFCASSVGSSSSTDTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F10-TCR1 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 6 below.

TABLE 6 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 4 4.2%CDR3beta 4 4.2% 4238-F10-TCR1 pairs 3 3.1% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4238-F10-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 217), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 218), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 219), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 220), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 221), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 222). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 223) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 224) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 225) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:226) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolated the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F10-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F10 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 25.0% (observed 3 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 551) MATASLLRAVIASICVVSSMAQKVTQAQTEISVVEKEDVTLDCVYETRDTTYYLFWYKQPPSGELVFLIRRNSFDEQNEISGRYSWNFQKSTSSFNFTITASQVVDSAVYFCALSEVDSGNTPLVFGKGTRLSVIANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRIL LLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHFRLLCCVAFCLLGAGPVDSGVTQTPKHLITATGQRVTLRCSPRSGDLSVYWYQQSLDQGLQFLIHYYNGEERAKGNILERFSAQQFPDLHSELNLSSLELGDSALYFCASSVGSSSSTDTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVIPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F10-TCR2 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 7 below.

TABLE 7 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 4 4.2%CDR3beta 4 4.2% 4238-F10-TCR2 pairs 3 3.1% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4238-F10-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 227), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 228), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 229), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 230), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 231), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 232). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 233) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 234) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 235) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:236) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F10-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F10 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 58.3% (observed 7 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 552) MAKSLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQDPGPLSVPEGAIVSLNCTYSNSAFQYFMWYRQYSRKGPELLMYTYSSGNKEDGRFTAQVDKSSKYISLFIRDSQPSDSATYLCAMTSPYNNNDMRFGAGTRLTVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGENLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHLLLLLLGPGISLLLPGSLAGSGLGAVVSQHPSWVICKSGTSVKIECRSLDFQATTMFWYRQFPKQSLMLMATSNEGSKATYEQGVEKDKFLINHASLTLSTLTVTSAHPEDSSFYICSGGLEEAARQFIGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F10-TCR3 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 8 below.

TABLE 8 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 16 16.7%CDR3beta 26 27.1% 4238-F10-TCR3 pairs 7  7.3% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5%

The sequence of TCR 4238-F10-TCR4, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 237), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 238), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 239), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 240), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 241), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 242). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 243) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 244) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 245) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:246) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F10-TCR4Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F10 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 58.3% (observed 7 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 553) MAKSLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQDPGPLSVPEGAIVSLNCTYSNSAFQYFMWYRQYSRKGPELLMYTYSSGNKEDGRFTAQVDKSSKYISLFIRDSQPSDSATYLCAMTSPYNNNDMRFGAGTRLTVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFAILLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHLLLLLLGPAGSGLGAVVSQHPSRVICKSGTSVKIECRSLDFQATTMFWYRQFPKQSLMLMATSNEGSKATYEQGVEKDKFLINHASLTLSTLTVTSAHPEDSSFYICSGGLEEAARQFIGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F10-TCR4 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 9 below.

TABLE 9 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 16 16.7%CDR3beta 26 27.1% 4238-F10-TCR4 pairs 7  7.3% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5%

The sequence of TCR 4238-F11-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 247), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 248), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 249), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 250), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 251), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 252). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 253) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 254) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 255) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:256) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F11-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F11 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 25.0% (observed 3 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 554) MALVARVTVFLTFGTIIDAKTTQPPSMDCAEGRAANLPCNHSTISGNEYVYWYRQIHSQGPQYIIHGLKNNETNEMASLIITEDRKSSTLILPHATLRDTAVYYCIVPNDYKLSFGAGTTVTVRANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLKLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNK KMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHIRLLCRVAFCFLAVGLVDVKVTQSSRYLVKRTGEKVFLECVQDMDHENMFWYRQDPGLGLRLIYFSYDVKMKEKGDIPEGYSVSREKKERFSLILESASTNQTSMYLCASSFGTGSIQETQYFGPGTRLLVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARWGFFPDHVELSWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F11-TCR1 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 10 below.

TABLE 10 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 5 5.2%CDR3beta 3 3.1% 4238-F11-TCR1 pairs 3 3.1% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4238-F11l-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient4238, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 257), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 258), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 259), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 260), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 261), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 262). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 262). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 263) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 264) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 265) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:266) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F11-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F11 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 25.0% (observed 3 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 555) MAYSPGLVSLILLLLGRTRGNSVTQMEGPVTLSEEAFLTINCTYTATGYPSLFWYVQYPGEGLQLLLKATKADDKGSNKGFEATYRKETTSFHLEKGSVQVSDSAVYFCALNPNAGGTSYGKLTFGQGTILTVHPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILL LKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHPRLLFWALLCLLGTGPVEAGVTQSPTHLIKTRGQQATLRCSPISGHTSVYWYQQALGLGLQFLLWYDEGEERNRGNFPPRFSGRQFPNYSSELNVNALELEDSALYLCASSSVGATSGGANTGELFFGEGSRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLCLLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F11-TCR2 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 11 below.

TABLE 11 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 5 5.2%CDR3beta 8 8.3% 4238-F11-TCR2 pairs 3 3.1% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4238-F11-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 267), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 268), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 269), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 270), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 271), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 272). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 273) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 274) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 275) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:276) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F11-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F11 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 16.7% (observed 2 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 556) MATFAGFSFLFLWLQLDCMSRGEDVEQSLFLSVREGDSSVINCTYTDSSSTYLYWYKQEPGAGLQLLTYIFSNMDMKQDQRLTVLLNKKDKHLSLRIADTQTGDSAIYFCAEIPRDSGGGADGLTFGKGTHLIIQPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRIL LLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHLLLLLGPGISLLLPGSLAGSGLGAVVSQHPSWVICKSGTSVKIECRSLDFQATTMFWYRQFPKQSLMLMATSNEGSKATYEQGVEKDKFLINHASLTLSTLTVTSAHPEDSSFYICSARDLQRSYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKN S

The statistics for TCR 4238-F11-TCR3 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 12 below.

TABLE 12 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 4 4.2%CDR3beta 2 2.1% 4238-F11-TCR3 pairs 2 2.1% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4238-F11-TCR4, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 277), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 278), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 279), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 280), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 281), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 282). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 283) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 284) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 285) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:286) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F11-TCR4Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F11 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 16.7% (observed 2 times of 12pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 557) MATFAGFSFLFLWLQLDCMSRGEDVEQSLFLSVREGDSSVINCTYTDSSSTYLYWYKQEPGAGLQLLTYIFSNMDMKQDQRLTVLLNKKDKHLSLRIADTQTGDSAIYFCAEIPRDSGGGADGLTFGKGTHLIIQPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRIL LLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHLLLLLGPAGSGLGAVVSQHPSRVICKSGTSVKIECRSLDFQATTMFWYRQFPKQSLMLMATSNEGSKATYEQGVEKDKFLINHASLTLSTLTVTSAHPEDSSFYICSARDLQRSYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGEFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F11-TCR4 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 13 below.

TABLE 13 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 4 4.2%CDR3beta 2 2.1% 4238-F11-TCR4 pairs 2 2.1% Total paired TCRs 12 12.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4238-F17-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 287), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 288), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 289), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 290), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 291), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 292). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 293) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 294) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 295) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:296) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F17-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F17 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 33.3% (observed 2 times of 6pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 558) MAGIRALFMYLWLQLDWVSRGESVGLHLPTLSVQEGDNSIINCAYSNSASDYFIWYKQESGKGPQFIIDIRSNMDKRQGQRVTVLLNKTVKHLSLQIAATQPGDSAVYFCAEPVGGLNSGYALNFGKGTSLLVTPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILL LKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHPGLLCWVLLCLLGAGPVDAGVTQSPTHLIKTRGQQVTLRCSPISGHKSVSWYQQVLGQGPQFIFQYYEKEERGRGNFPDRFSARQFPNYSSELNVNALLLGDSALYLCASSGGRTSGAYEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKCATLVLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESIVYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F17-TCR1 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 14 below.

TABLE 14 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 3 3.1%CDR3beta 2 2.1% 4238-F17-TCR1 pairs 2 2.1% Total paired TCRs 6 6.3%

The sequence of TCR 4238-F17-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 297), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 298), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 299), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 300), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 301), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 302). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 303) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 304) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 305) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:306) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F17-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F17 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 33.3% (observed 2 times of 6pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 559) MAKMLECAFIVLWLQLGWLSGEDQVTQSPEALRLQEGESSSLNCSYTVSGLRGLFWYRQDPGKGPEFLFTLYSAGEEKEKERLKATLTKKESFLHITAPKPEDSATYLCAVTAHRGSTLGRLYFGRGTQLTVWPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHPGLLCWALLCLLGAGLVDAGVTQSPTHLIKTRGQQVTLRCSPKSGHDTVSWYQQALGQGPQFIFQYYEEEERQRGNFPDRFSGHQFPNYSSELNVNALLLGDSALYLCASSRRGGAYNEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F17-TCR2 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 15 below.

TABLE 15 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 6 6.3%CDR3beta 2 2.1% 4238-F17-TCR2 pairs 2 2.1% Total paired TCRs 6 6.3%

The sequence of TCR 4238-F17-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4238,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 307), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 308), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 309), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 310), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 311), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 312). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 313) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 314) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 315) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:316) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4238-F17-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4238-F17 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 33.3% (observed 2 times of 6pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 560) MAKNPLAAPLLILWFHLDCVSSILNVEQSPQSLHVQEGDSTNFTCSFPSSNFYALHWYRWETAKSPEALFVMTLNGDEKKKGRISATLNTKEGYSYLYIKGSQPEDSATYLCASVGGGADGLTFGKGTHLIIQPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLFWVAFCLLGADHTGAGVSQSPSNKVTEKGKDVELRCDPISGHTALYWYRQSLGQGLEFLIYFQGNSAPDKSGLPSDRFSAERTGGSVSTLTIQRTQQEDSAVYLCASTWDRGSYNEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4238-F17-TCR3 for Patient 4238 are set forth inTable 16 below.

TABLE 16 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 2 2.1%CDR3beta 2 2.1% 4238-F17-TCR3 pairs 2 2.1% Total paired TCRs 6 6.3%

Example 4

This example demonstrates the isolation of two anti-mutated p53 TCRsfrom patient 4253.

An experiment was carried out as described for FIG. 16 for Patient 4253.

TIL fragments (F1-F24; n=24) from patient 4253 were co-cultured withautologous APCs (1) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO), (2) pulsed withpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of mutatedp53-R248W sequence, (3) electroporated with an irrelevant TMG or (4)electroporated with p53-mut-TMG containing the mutated p53-R248Wsequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Secretion ofIFN-γ was evaluated by ELISPOT. The results are shown in FIG. 16. F15was selected for sorting for TCRs because it was reactive to bothp53-mut-TMG and p53-R248W long peptide.

The sequence of TCR 4253-TIL-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4253,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 187), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 188), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 189), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 190), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 191), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 192). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 193) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 194) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 195) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:196) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4253-TIL-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WMethod: Abbreviated p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screening (onlymutated TMG and R248W long peptide evaluated)Co-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4253-F15 with p53-R248W longpeptide, sorted CD3+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 5.6% (observed 2 times of 36pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 561) MAKCPQALLAIFWLLLSWVSSEDKVVQSPLSLVVHEGDTVTLNCSYEVTNFRSLLWYKQEKKAPTFLFMLTSSGIEKKSGRLSSILDKKELSSILNITATQTGDSAIYLCAGQNYGGSQGNLIFGKGTKLSVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTWLVCWAIFSLLKAGLTEPEVTQTPSHQVTQMGQEVILRCVPISNHLYFYWYRQILGQKVEFLVSFYNNEISEKSEIFDDQFSVERPDGSNFTLKIRSTKLEDSAMYFCASRDPAYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4253-TIL-TCR1 for Patient 4253 are set forth inTable 17 below.

TABLE 17 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 55 100%  CDR3alpha 3 5.5%CDR3beta 2 3.6% 4253-TIL-TCR1 pairs 2 3.6% Total paired TCRs 36 65.5% 

The sequence of TCR 4253-TIL-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4253,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 197), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 198), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 199), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 200), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 201), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 202). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 203) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 204) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 205) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:206) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4253-TIL-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WMethod: Abbreviated p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screening (onlymutated TMG and R248W long peptide evaluated)Co-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4253-F15 with p53-R248W longpeptide, sorted CD3+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 91.7% (observed 33 times of 36pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 562) MASLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQNSGPLSVPEGAIASLNCTYSDRGSQSFFWYRQYSGKSPELIMFIYSNGDKEDGRFTAQLNKASQYVSLLIRDSQPSDSATYLCAVNPPVKTSYDKVIFGPGTSLSVIPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILL LKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTSLLCWVVLGFLGTDHTGAGVSQSPRYKVTKRGQDVALRCDPISGHVSLYWYRQALGQGPEFLTYFNYEAQQDKSGLPNDRFSAERPEGSISTLTIQRTEQRDSAMYRCASSHREPHTGELFFGEGSRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4253-TIL-TCR2 for Patient 4253 are set forth inTable 18 below.

TABLE 18 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 55  100% CDR3alpha 35 63.6%CDR3beta 33 60.0% 4253-TIL-TCR2 pairs 33 60.0% Total paired TCRs 3665.5%

Example 5

This example demonstrates the identification of anti-mutated p53 T cellsin Patient 4273 by co-culturing autologous APCs induced to expressmutated p53 within autologous T cells (“p53 hotspot mutation universalscreening”). This example also demonstrates the isolation of twoanti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4273.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 17-20 and 56-60 forPatient 4273.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4273 were co-cultured withautologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant, WT p53or mutated p53 sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 17. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometryafter gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells).The results are shown in FIG. 18.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4273 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248 sequence or mutatedp53-R248W sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 19. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometryafter gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells).The results are shown in FIG. 20.

For patient 4273, F15 was the most reactive fragment and the responsesby F15 to the LP and TMG were comparable and primarily by CD4 T cells.So 4273-F15 was co-cultured with APCs pulsed with the R248W LP, and thefollowing day CD4+41BB+ T cells were sorted as single cells into to thewells of a 96 well PCR plate at one cell per well. The PCR plate has anRT-PCR solution in each well, which amplifies the TCR alpha and betaCDR3 regions in the same solution. The wells of the plate are then splitinto two 96 well PCR plates and a second PCR round is performed toamplify either the CDR3 alpha or the CDR3 beta as separate reactions.The PCR products from each well (total of 192 PCR products mapped toeach well—alpha or beta) are sequenced by Sanger sequencing. Thenucleotide sequence is inputted into IMGT/V-QUEST(imgt.org/IMGT_vquest/vquest?livret=0&Option=humanTcR), IgBlast(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/igblast/igblast.cgi?CMD=Web&SEARCH_TYPE=TCR&LINK_LOC=igtab)and translated by Expasy (web.expasy.org/translate/). The variablefamily is determined and fused to the CDR3 and junction (J or DJ) fromthe translated sequence. The variable sequence is fused to the murineconstant sequence and the reconstructed TCRalpha and TCRbeta are linkedby furin-felxible-P2A (RAKR-SGSG-ATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGP) (SEQ ID NO: 26).Then the sequence is synthesized into DNA de novo and cloned into anexpression vector (gamma-retrovirus or SLEEPING BEAUTY (SB) transposon(University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.)). T cells are then made toexpress the TCR using the standard viral transduction or non-viraltransposition protocols and T cells expressing murinized TCRs (asdetected by mouse TCR beta constant chain) are tested against theputative peptide.

Autologous APCs were transfected with TMG encoding irrelevant mutations,WT p53 sequences or mutated p53 sequences including p53-R248W. Mediaalone and PMA and Ionomycin were negative and positive controls,respectively. TIL from patient 4273 (fragment cultures 8 and 15) wereco-cultured overnight at 37° C. with TMG transfected APCs. Expression of4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gating forlymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The results areshown in FIG. 56.

Autologous APCs were pulsed with 25 amino acid peptides corresponding tothe WT or mutated p53-R248W neoepitope for 2 hours at 37° C. TIL frompatient 4273 (fragment culture 15) with specificity to p53-R248W wereco-cultured overnight at 37° C. with peptide-pulsed APCs. DMSO waspeptide vehicle. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometryafter gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells).The results are shown in FIG. 57.

Autologous APCs were pulsed with 15 amino acid peptides from thep53-R248W neoepitope overlapping 14 amino acids. TIL from patient 4273(fragment culture 15) with specificity to p53-R248W were co-culturedovernight at 37° C. with peptide-pulsed APCs. DMSO was peptide vehicle,media alone (T cells only) and PMA and ionomycin were controls. The 25amino acid peptides (wt p53-R248 and mutated p53-R248W) were additionalcontrols for the 15 amino acid peptides. Expression of 4-1 BB wasevaluated by flow cytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells(PI negative) 4 CD3+ (T cells)→CD4+CD8−. The results are shown in FIG.58.

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. The following day, cells were co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles from patient 4273 and either wild type or mutatedTP53 TMG with or without the p53-R248W neoantigen, respectively. Thefollowing day, TIL with specificity to p53-R248W from Patient 4273(fragment culture 15) were co-cultured with transfected Cos7 cellsovernight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated by ELISA. Theresults are shown in FIG. 59.

T cells expressing mock (no TCR) or 4273-TCR1a2 were co-cultured withautologous APCs which were pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) orpurified (>95% by HPLC) 25 amino acid peptides composed of wild typep53-R248 sequence or mutated p53-R248W sequences. Media alone and PMAand lonomycin were negative and positive controls, respectively.Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ wasevaluated by ELISPOT. The results are shown in FIG. 60.

The sequence of TCR 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a1, which was isolated fromPatient 4273, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 437), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 438), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 439), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 440), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 441), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 442). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 443) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 444) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 445) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:446) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

TCR name: 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screening

(SEQ ID NO: 563) MASLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQNSGPLSVPEGAIASLNCTYSDRGSQSFFWYRQYSGKSPELIMFIYSNGDKEDGRFTAQLNKASQYVSLLIRDSQPSDSATYLCAVTLCGGYNKLIFGAGTRLAVHPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHNQVLCCVVLCFLGANTVDGGITQSPKYLFRKEGQNVTLSCEQNLNHDAMYWYRQDPGQGLRLIYYSQIVNDFQKGDIVEGYSVSREKKESFPLTVTSAQKNPTAFYLCASSSRDYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The sequence of TCR 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a2, which was isolated fromPatient 4273, is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, thefirst underlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 447), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 448), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 449), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1 beta (SEQ ID NO: 450), the fifthunderlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 451), and the sixthunderlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 452). The bold region isthe linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the firstitalicized region is the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) andthe second italicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ IDNO: 25). The alpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 453) includes thesequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediately priorto the start of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variableregion (SEQ ID NO: 454) includes the sequence starting immediately afterthe linker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 455) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:456) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

TCR name: 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screening

(SEQ ID NO: 564) MASLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQNSGPLSVPEGAIASLNCTYSDRGSQSFFWYRQYSGKSPELIMFIYSNGDKEDGRFTAQLNKASQYVSLLIRDSQPSDSATYLCAVTLSGGYNKLIFGAGTRLAVHPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHNQVLCCVVLCFLGANTVDGGITQSPKYLFRKEGQNVTLSCEQNLNHDAMYWYRQDPGQGLRLIYYSQIVNDFQKGDIVEGYSVSREKKESFPLTVTSAQKNPTAFYLCASSSRDYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for the TCRs of Patient 4273 are set forth in Table 19below. In Table 19, 96 total wells sorted with 41BB+ T cells afterco-culture with mutated p53 protein (TMG or peptide). 77 wells hadproductive pairs (meaning had (1) a sequence and (2) no stop codons inthe sequence) for a pairing frequency of 80.2%. 43 of those pairs werethe CDR3A/CDR3B combination to make 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a1 (55.8% of theproductive pairs). 30 of those pairs were the CDR3A/CDR3B combination tomake 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a2 (39% of the productive pairs). Overall, theCDR3A and CDR3B for 4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a1 were found 50 and 83 times,respectively, out of 96 wells. Overall, the CDR3A and CDR3B for4273-TP53-R248W-TCR1a2 were found 33 and 83 times, respectively, out of96 wells.

TABLE 19 4273-TP53-R248W- 4273-TP53-R248W- TCR name TCR1a1 TCR1a2 CDR3aCAVTLCGGYNKLIF CAVTLSGGYNKLIF (SEQ ID NO: 439) (SEQ ID NO: 449) CDR3bCASSSRDYEQYF CASSSRDYEQYF (SEQ ID NO: 442) (SEQ ID NO: 452) total wells96 total CDR3a/CDR3b  77 pairs % paired 80.21% # times CDR3a 50 33# times CDR3b 83 83 paired CDR3a/CDR3b 43 30 % of paired CDR3a/ 55.84%38.96% CDR3b pairs

Example 6

This example demonstrates the identification of anti-mutated p53 T cellsin Patient 4149. This example also demonstrates the isolation andspecific reactivity of one anti-mutated p53 TCR from patient 4149.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 21-24 for Patient4149. The TCR was found using the Tran method. The TCR was then used tovalidate the “p53 hotspot mutation universal screening” method.

A TCR (4149-TCRa2b1 or 4149-TCRa2b2) was transposed into autologous PBLfrom patient 4149 and co-cultured with autologous APCs which were (1)electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant, WT p53, or mutated p53sequence or (2) pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-Y220 sequence or mutatedp53-Y220C sequence. Combination of PMA and ionomycin was positivecontrol. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Secretion ofIFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results are shown in FIG.21. Expression of 4-1 BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gatingfor lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells)→CD4+ mTCR+(TCR transposed T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 22.

The percentage of CD4+4-1BB+ cells by TCRAD deep sequencing and TCRBdeep sequencing was also performed. The results are shown in Table E.

TABLE E % of CD4+ 41BB+ % of CD4+ 41BB+ by TCRAD by TCRB TCR name deepsequencing deep sequencing 4149-TCR-a2b1 20% 66% 4149-TCR-a2b2 20% 18%

Mapping of putative p53^(Y220C) minimal epitope recognized by 4149-F11:Autologous DC cells were peptide pulsed (10 μg/mL) and rested overnightin granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IL-4.TIL were rested for 2-3 days in 500 CU/mL IL-2. 2×10⁴ TIL and 10⁵ targetcells were co-cultured overnight at 37° C. IFN-γ was measured byELISPOT. The results are shown in Table F. 4-1BB expression was measuredby FACS with the gate lymphocytes\PI(neg)CD3+\CD3+CD4+. The results areshown in FIG. 23.

TABLE F ELISPOT Result Pep- Positive (+) or tide negative (−) for SEQ ID No. IFN−γ production Peptide NO: 0 − Vehicle Not applicable 1 +DRNTFRHSVVVP C EP 508 2 + RNTFRHSVVVP C EPP 509 3 + NTFRHSVVVP C EPPE510 4 + TFRHSVVVP C EPPEV 511 5 +(weak) FRHSVVVP C EPPEVG 512 6 −RHSVVVP C EPPEVGS 513 7 − HSVVVP C EPPEVGSD 514 8 − SVVVP C EPPEVGSDC515 9 − VVVP C EPPEVGSDCT 516 10 − VVP C EPPEVGSDCTT 517 11 − VP CEPPEVGSDCTTI 518

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. After 20 hours, cells were co-transfected with individualHLA alleles with or without TMGs. After 20 hours, autologous DC cellswere transfected with TMG in parallel. All HLA Class-II alleles wereco-transfected into one set of wells with or without TMG. Cells nottransfected with TMG were pulsed with p53-Y220C 15-mer peptide for 2-3hours at 37° C. at 10 μg/mL. After washing, 4149-TCRa2b2-transposed Tcells (10⁵) at day+14 of second REP were added to wells and co-culturedovernight at 37° C. IFN-γ secretion was measured by ELISA. The resultsare shown in FIG. 24. Prediction (Table G) by NetMHCIIpan:cbs.dtu.dk/services/NetMHCIIpan/.

TABLE G HLA Peptide Affinity, nM Rank DRB3*02:02 NTFRHSVVVP C EPPE 433.817 (SEQ ID NO: 510)

DRB3*02 expression was detected in 1367 of 3719 (37%) of DRB_typedpatients in the NCI HLA database and in 5 of 9 (56%) endometrial andovarian cancer patients at NCI-SB. The reported frequency of the DRB3*02allele is very high, as described in Example 1.

The sequence of TCR 4149TCRa2b2, which was isolated from Patient 4149,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 57), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 58), the third underlinedregion is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 59), the fourth underlined region isthe CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 60), the fifth underlined region is theCDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 61), and the sixth underlined region is theCDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 62). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26).Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized region is thealpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicizedregion is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alphachain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 63) includes the sequence startingfrom the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of thealpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO:64) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending immediately prior to the start of the beta chain constant region.The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 65) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 66) includesthe sequence starting immediately after the linker and ending with thecarboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The p53 reactive cells for this patient were identified bythe Transcreening method as described in U.S. Application No.2017/0224800.

TCR name: 4149TCRa2b2Recognition of p53 mutation: Y220CScreening method: Used to validate the p53 “hotspot” mutation universalscreeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4149-F11 TIL fragment withp53-Y220C long peptide, sorted CD4+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: Frequency pairing. CD4+41BB+ sorted T cells wereexpanded in REP (rapid expansion protocol) and the resulting T cellculture was subjected to TCRAD (alpha) and TCRB (beta) deep sequencingby Adaptive Biotechnologies. The top two TCR alphas were paired with thetop two TCR betas in a matrix of 4 total TCRs. The second TCR alpha andsecond TCR beta was the reactive TCR hence TCRa2b2 nomenclature.Abundance of TCR amongst all TCRs: as belowTCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 565) MASAPISMLAMLFTLSGLRAQSVAQPEDQVNVAEGNPLTVKCTYSVSGNPYLFWYVQYPNRGLQFLLKYITGDNLVKGSYGFEAEFNKSQTSFHLKKPSALVSDSALYFCAVRVWDYKLSFGAGTTVTVRANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRIL LLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHNQVLCCVVLCFLGANTVDGGITQSPKYLFRKEGQNVTLSCEQNLNHDAMYWYRQDPGQGLRLIYYSQIVNDFQKGDIAEGYSVSREKKESFPLTVTSAQKNPTAFYLCASSISAGGDGYTFGSGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNIIFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4149TCRa2b2 of Patient 4149 are set forth inTable 20 below.

TABLE 20 Rank of  unique, CDR3 productive Fre- CDR3 CDR3s CDR3 Countsquency Alpha: CAVRVWDYKLSF 2 of 4,308 648,707 of 19.6% (SEQ ID NO: 59)3,309,400 Beta: CASSISAGGDGYTF 2 of 3,176 104,325 of  18.0%(SEQ ID NO: 62) 578,948

Example 7

This example demonstrates the identification of anti-mutated p53 T cellsin Patient 4213 by co-culturing autologous APCs induced to expressmutated p53 within autologous T cells (“p53 hotspot mutation universalscreening”). This example also demonstrates the isolation of twelveanti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4213.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 25-26 for Patient4213.

TIL fragments (F2 and F24) from patient 4213 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of the mutated p53-R248Q sequence.Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Expression of 4-1BB wasevaluated by flow cytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells(PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 25.CD8+4-1BB+ T cells were sorted into wells of 96 wells plates. TCRs wereidentified using single-cell RT-PCR.

CD4+ T cells came from patient 4213's peripheral blood lymphocytes. TheCD4+ T cell culture was co-cultured with autologous APCs pulsed withpeptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidescomposed of the mutated p53-R248Q sequence. Co-cultures were performedovernight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated by ELISPOT.Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gating forlymphocytes→living cells (PI negative) 4 CD3+ (T cells). The results areshown in FIG. 26. CD4+41BB+ T cells were sorted into wells of 96 wellsplates. TCRs were identified using single-cell RT-PCR.

The sequence of 4213-F2-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 317), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 318), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 319), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 320), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 321), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:322). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 323) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 324) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 325) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 326) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-F2-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4213-F2 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 8.3% (observed 2 times of 24pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 566) MAMLLGASVLILWLQPDWVNSQQKNDDQQVKQNSPSLSVQEGRISILNCDYTNSMFDYFLWYKKYPAEGPTFLISISSIKDKNEDGRFTVFLNKSAKHLSLHIVPSQPGDSAVYFCAANTGNQFYFGTGTSLTVIPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGIFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGENLLMTLRLWSS RAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSHLAGEFYNEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGEFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMA  MVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-F2-TCR1 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 21 below.

TABLE 21 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 3 3.1%CDR3beta 8 8.3% 4213-F2-TCR1 pairs 2 2.1% Total paired TCRs 24 25.0% 

The sequence of 4213-F2-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 327), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 328), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 329), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 330), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 331), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:332). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 333) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 334) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 335) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 336) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-F2-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4213-F2 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 12.5% (observed 3 times of 24pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 567) MAGAFLLYVSMKMGGTAGQSLEQPSEVTAVEGAIVQINCTYQTSGFYGLSWYQQHDGGAPTFLSYNALDGLEETGRFSSFLSRSDSYGYLLLQELQMKDSASYFCAFAYGQNFVFGPGTRLSVLPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAG FNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHFRLLCCVAFCLLGAGPVDSGVTQTPKHLITATGQRVTLRCSPRSGDLSVYWYQQSLDQGLQFLIQYYNGEERAKGNILERFSAQQFPDLHSELNLSSLELGDSALYFCASSPLGDSGNTIYFGEGSWLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-F2-TCR2 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 22 below.

TABLE 22 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 4 4.2%CDR3beta 4 4.2% 4213-F2-TCR2 pairs 3 3.1% Total paired TCRs 24 25.0% 

The sequence of 4213-F2-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 337), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 338), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 339), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 340), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQID NO: 341), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:342). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 343) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 344) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 345) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 346) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-F2-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4213-F2 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 70.8% (observed 17 times of 24pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 568) MATLLGVSLVILWLQLARVNSQQGEEDPQALSIQEGENATMNCSYKTSINNLQWYRQNSGRGLVHLILIRSNEREKHSGRLRVTLDTSKKSSSLLITASRAADTASYFCATDAWNNDMRFGAGTRLTVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFIDEDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGINLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHIGLLCCVAFSLLWASPVNAGVTQTPKFQVLKTGQSMTLQCAQDMNHNSMYWYRQDPGMGLRLIYYSASEGTTDKGEVPNGYNVSRLNKREFSLRLESAAPSQTSVYFCASSESQGNTEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLEEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNIIFRCQVQFIIGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-F2-TCR3 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 23 below.

TABLE 23 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 19 19.8%CDR3beta 42 43.8% 4213-F2-TCR3 pairs 17 17.7% Total paired TCRs 24 25.0%

The sequence of 4213-F24-TCRa1, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 347), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 348), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 349), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 350), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 351), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:352). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 353) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 354) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 355) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 356) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-F24-TCRa1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4213-F24 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 15.9% (observed 7 times of 44pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 569) MAKHLTTFLVILWLYFYRGNGKNQVEQSPQSLIILEGKNCTLQCNYTVSPFSNLRWYKQDTGRGPVSLTIMTFSENTKSNGRYTATLDADTKQSSLHITASQLSDSASYICVVSSYKIIEGTGTRLHVFPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLETDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAG ENLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLFWVAFCLLGAYHTGAGVSQSPSNKVTEKGKDVELRCDPISGHTALYWYRQRLGQGLEFLIYFQGNSAPDKSGLPSDRFSAERTGESVSTLTIORTQQEDSAVYLCASSPIQGENSPLHFGNGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-F24-TCRa1 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 24 below.

TABLE 24 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 7  7.3%CDR3beta 80 83.3% 4213-F24-TCRa1 pairs 7  7.3% Total paired TCRs 4445.8%

The sequence of 4213-F24-TCRa2, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 357), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 358), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 359), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 360), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 361), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:362). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 363) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 364) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 365) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 366) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-F24-TCRa2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4213-F24 with R248Q long peptide,sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 84.1% (observed 37 times of 44pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 570) MAKHLTTFLVILWLYFYRGNGKNQVEQSPQSLIILEGKNCTLQCNYTVSPFSNLRWYKQDTGRGPVSLTIMTFSENTKSNGRYTATLDADTKQSSLHITASQLSDSASYICVVSSYKLIFGTGTRLQVFPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILL LKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLFWVAFCLLGAYHTGAGVSQSPSNKVTEKGKDVELRCDPISGHTALYWYRQRLGQGLEFLIYFQGNSAPDKSGLPSDRFSAERTGESVSTLTIQRTQQEDSAVYLCASSPIQGENSPLHFGNGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKN  S

The statistics for TCR 4213-F24-TCRa2 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 25 below.

TABLE 25 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 39 40.6%CDR3beta 80 83.3% 4213-F24-TCRa2 pairs 37 38.5% Total paired TCRs 4445.8%

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 367), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 368), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 369), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 370), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 371), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:372). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 373) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 374) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 375) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 376) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 9.5% (observed 6 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,Minn.)

(SEQ ID NO: 571) MALLLVPAFQVIFTLGGTRAQSVTQLDSQVPVFEEAPVELRCNYSSSVSVYLFWYVQYPNQGLQLLLKYLSGSTLVESINGFEAEFNKSQTSFHLRKPSVHISDTAEYFCAVSKGTGAQKLVFGQGTRLTINPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFIDEDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDAILTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHNQVLCCVVLCFLGANTVDGGITQSPKYLFRKEGQNVTLSCEQNLNHDAMYWYRQDPGQGLRLIYYSQIVNDFQKGDIAEGYSVSREKKESFPLIVTSAQKNPTASYLCASEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS 

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR1 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 26 below.

TABLE 26 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192 100%  CDR3alpha 9 4.7%CDR3beta 6 3.1% 4213-PBL-TCR1 pairs 6 3.1% Total paired TCRs 63 32.8% 

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 377), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 378), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 379), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 380), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 381), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:382). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 383) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 384) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 385) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 386) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 7.9% (observed 5 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 572) MALVTSITVLLSLGIMGDAKTTQPNSMESNEEEPVHLPCNHSTISGTDYIHWYRQLPSQGPEYVIHGLTSNVNNRMASLAIAEDRKSSTLILHRATLRDAAVYYCILASGAGSYQLTFGKGTKLSVIPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHCRLLCCVVFCLLQAGPLDTAVSQTPKYLVTQMGNDKSIKCEQNLGHDTMYWYKQDSKKFLKIMFSYNNKELIINETVPNRFSPKSPDKAHLNLHINSLELGDSAVYFCASRTIGYNTEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDIIVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR2 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 27 below.

TABLE 27 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192 100%  CDR3alpha 8 4.2%CDR3beta 8 4.2% 4213-PBL-TCR2 pairs 5 2.6% Total paired TCRs 63 32.8% 

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4213, isset forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 387), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 388), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 389), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 390), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 391), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:392). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 393) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 394) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 395) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 396) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 6.3% (observed 4 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 573) MAKIRQFLLAILWLQLSCVSAAKNEVEQSPQNLTAQEGEFITINCSYSVGISALHWLQQHPGGGIVSLFMLSSGKKKHGRLIATINIQEKHSSLHITASHPRDSAVYICAALSYNTDKLIFGTGTRLQVFPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSTICQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAG FNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGADHTGAGVSQTPSNKVTEKGKYVELRCDPISGHTALYWYRQSLGQGPEFLIYFQGTGAADDSGLPNDRFFAVRPEGSVSTLKIQRTERGDSAVYLCASSLSGLLQETQYFGPGTRLLVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFERSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR3 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 28 below.

TABLE 28 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192 100%  CDR3alpha 4 2.1%CDR3beta 7 3.6% 4213-PBL-TCR3 pairs 4 2.1% Total paired TCRs 63 32.8% 

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR4a1, which was isolated from Patient 4213,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 397), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 398), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 399), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 400), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 401), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 402). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 403) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 404) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 405) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:406) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR4a1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 3.2% (observed 2 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 574) MAYSPGLVSLILLLLGRTRGNSVTQMEGPVTLSEEAFLTINCTYTATGYPSLFWYVQYPGEGLQLLLKATKADDKGSNKGFEATYRKETTSFHLEKGSVQVSDSAVYFCALSHTGSSNTGKLIFGQGTRLQVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFIDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIEKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVL RILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSTGGGRHQPQHFGDGTRLSILEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNTIFRCQVQFHGLSELDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISALAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAM VKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR4a1 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 29 below.

TABLE 29 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192  100% CDR3alpha 2  1.0%CDR3beta 36 18.8% 4213-PBL-TCR4a1 pairs 2  1.0% Total paired TCRs 6332.8%

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR4a2, which was isolated from Patient 4213,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 407), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 408), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 409), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 410), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 411), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 412). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 413) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 414) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 415) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:416) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR4a2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 3.2% (observed 2 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 575) MAYSPGLVSLILLLLGRTRGNSVTQMEGPVTLSEEAFLTINCTYTATGYPSLFWYVQYPGEGLQLLLKATKADDKGSNKGFEATYRKETTSFHLEKGSVQVSDSAVYFCALSQTGSSKTGKLIFGQGTRLQVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVL RILLLKVAGENLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSTGGGRHQPQHFGDGTRLSILEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESIVYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAM VKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR4a2 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 30 below.

TABLE 30 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192  100% CDR3alpha 2  1.0%CDR3beta 36 18.8% 4213-PBL-TCR4a2 pairs 2  1.0% Total paired TCRs 6332.8%

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR4a3, which was isolated from Patient 4213,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 417), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 418), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 419), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 420), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 421), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 422). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 423) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 424) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 425) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:426) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR4a3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 4.8% (observed 3 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 576) MAYSPGLVSLILLLLGRTRGNSVTQMEGPVTLSEEAFLTINCTYTATGYPSLFWYVQYPGEGLQLLLKATKADDKGSNKGFEATYRKETTSFHLEKGSVQVSDSAVYFCALSQTGSSNTGKLIFGQGTRLQVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVL RILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSTGGGRHQPQHFGDGTRLSILEDLRNVIPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMV  KRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR4a3 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 31 below.

TABLE 31 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192  100% CDR3alpha 4  2.1%CDR3beta 36 18.8% 4213-PBL-TCR4a3 pairs 3  1.6% Total paired TCRs 6332.8%

The sequence of 4213-PBL-TCR4a4, which was isolated from Patient 4213,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 427), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 428), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 429), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 430), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 431), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 432). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 433) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 434) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 435) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:436) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4213-PBL-TCR4a4Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: CD4+ Memory T cells after in vitrosensitization with R248Q long peptide were co-cultured with R248Q longpeptide and CD4+41BB+ T cells were sortedMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 3.2% (observed 2 times of 63pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 577) MAYSPGLVSLILLLLGRTRGNSVTQMEGPVTLSEEAFLTINCTYTATGYPSLFWYVQYPGEGLQLLLKATKADDKGSNKGFEATYRKETTSFHLEKGSVQVSDSAVYFCALSTTGSSNTGKLIFGQGTTLQVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAIVIDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRIL LLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSTGGGRHQPQHFGDGTRLSILEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVIISGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4213-PBL-TCR4a4 of Patient 4213 are set forth inTable 32 below.

TABLE 32 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 192  100% CDR3alpha 2  1.0%CDR3beta 36 18.8% 4213-PBL-TCR4a3 pairs 2  1.0% Total paired TCRs 6332.8%

Example 8

This example demonstrates the identification of anti-mutated p53 T cellsin Patient 4268 by co-culturing autologous APCs induced to expressmutated p53 within autologous T cells (“p53 hotspot mutation universalscreening”). This example also demonstrates the isolation of fiveanti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4268.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 27-30 for Patient4268.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4268 were co-cultured withautologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant, WT p53,or mutated p53 sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 27.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4268 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248 sequence or mutatedp53-R248Q sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 28.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4268 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of wt p53-R248 sequence or mutatedp53-R248Q sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gating forlymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The results areshown in FIG. 29. TIL fragments F18 and F19 were sources of TCRs aftersorting CD4+41BB+ T cells.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4268 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248 sequence or mutatedp53-R248Q sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gating forlymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The results areshown in FIG. 30. TIL fragments F7, F8, and F15 were sources of TCRsafter sorting CD8+4-1BB+ T cells.

The sequence of 4268-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4268, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 137), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 138), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 139), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 140), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 141), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:142). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 143) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 144) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 145) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 146) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4268-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4268-F7 and 4268-F8 withp53-R248Q long peptide, sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 78.7% (observed 48 times of 61pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 578) MASLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQNSGPLSVPEGAIASLNCTYSDRGSQSFFWYRQYSGKSPELIMFIYSNGDKEDGRFTAQLNKASQYVSLLIRDSQPSDSATYLCAVSWYSTLTFGKGTMLLVSPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSETCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGENLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLFFYVALCLLWAGHRDAGITQSPRYKITETGRQVTLMCHQTWSHSYMFWYRQDLGHGLRLIYYSAAADITDKGEVPDGYVVSRSKTENFPLTLESATRSQTSVYFCASSGSRTDTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4268-TCR1 of Patient 4268 are set forth in Table33 below.

TABLE 33 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 54 56.3%CDR3beta 71 74.0% 4268-TCR1 pairs 48 50.0% Total paired TCRs 61 63.5%

The sequence of 4268-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4268, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 147), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 148), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 149), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 150), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 151), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:152). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 153) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 154) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 155) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 156) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4268-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4268-F7 and 4268-F8 withp53-R248Q long peptide, sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 6.6% (observed 4 times of 61pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 579) MALKFSVSILWIQLAWVSTQLLEQSPQFLSIQEGENLTVYCNSSSVFSSLQWYRQEPGEGPVLLVTVVTGGEVKKLKRLTFQFGDARKDSSLHITAAQPGDTGLYLCAGEFAGNQFYFGTGTSLTVIPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCIFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHCRLLCCAVLCLLGAVPIDTEVTQTPKHLVMGMTNKKSLKCEQHMGHRAMYWYKQKAKKPPELMFVYSYEKLSINESVPSRFSPECPNSSLLNLHLHALQPEDSALYLCASSQVGLTYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQICATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4268-TCR2 of Patient 4268 are set forth in Table34 below.

TABLE 34 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 6 6.3%CDR3beta 4 4.2% 4268-TCR2 pairs 4 4.2% Total paired TCRs 61 63.5% 

The sequence of 4268-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4268, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 157), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 158), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 159), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 160), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 161), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:162). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 163) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 164) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 165) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 166) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4268-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4268-F15 with p53-R248Q longpeptide, sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 88.6% (observed 31 times of 35pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 580) MASAPISMLAMLFTLSGLRAQSVAQPEDQVNVAEGNPLTVKCTYSVSGNPYLFWYVQYPNRGLQFLLKYITGDNLVKGSYGFEAEFNKSQTSFHLKKPSALVSDSALYFCAVRDNSGGSNYKLTFGKGTLLTVNPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSS RAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSLGOGQTQYFGPGTRLLVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWIINPRNHFRCQVQFTIGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVISATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAM VKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4268-TCR3 of Patient 4268 are set forth in Table35 below.

TABLE 35 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 42 43.8%CDR3beta 37 38.5% 4268-TCR3 pairs 31 32.3% Total paired TCRs 35 36.5%

The sequence of 4268-TCR4, which was isolated from Patient 4268, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 167), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 168), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 169), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 170), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 171), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:172). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 173) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 174) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 175) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 176) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4268-TCR4Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4268-F18 with p53-R248Q longpeptide, sorted CD4+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 95.2% (observed 40 times of 42pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 581) MALLLVPAFQVIFTLGGTRAQSVTQLDSQVPVFEEAPVELRCNYSSSVSVYLFWYVQYPNQGLQLLLKYLSGSTLVESINGFEAEFNKSQTSFHLRKPSVHISDTAEYFCAVRGSSGTYKYIFGTGTRLKVLANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLR ILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHIRLLCRVAFCFLAVGLVDVKVTQSSRYLVKRTGEKVFLECVQDMDHENMFWYRQDPGLGLRLIYFSYDVKMKEKGDIPEGYSVSREKKERFSLILESASTNQTSMYLCASKGDONTEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKANANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4268-TCR4 of Patient 4268 are set forth in Table36 below.

TABLE 36 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 43 44.8%CDR3beta 53 55.2% 4268-TCR4 pairs 40 41.7% Total paired TCRs 42 43.8%

The sequence of 4268-TCR5, which was isolated from Patient 4268, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 177), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 178), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 179), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 180), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 181), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:182). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 183) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 184) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 185) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 186) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4268-TCR5Recognition of p53 mutation: R248QMethod: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4268-F19 with p53-mut-TMG, sortedCD4+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 11.8% (observed 2 times of 17pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 582) MAGVFLLYVSMKMGGTTGQNIDQPTEMTATEGAIVQINCTYQTSGFNGLFWYQQHAGEAPTFLSYNVLDGLEEKGRFSSFLSRSKGYSYLLLKELQMKDSASYLCAVRDLQTGANNLFFGTGTRLTVIPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLETDFDSQINVPKTMESGTEITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLL KVAGENLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHIRLLCRVAFCFLAVGLVDVKVTQSSRYLVKRTGEKVFLECVQDMDHENMFWYRQDPGLGLRLIYFSYDVKMKEKGDIPEGYSVSREKKERFSLILESASTNQTSMYLCASSLTFGTTEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHERCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4268-TCR5 of Patient 4268 are set forth in Table37 below.

TABLE 37 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 2  2.1%CDR3beta 87 90.6% 4268-TCR5 pairs 2  2.1% Total paired TCRs 17 17.7%

Example 9

This example demonstrates the identification of anti-mutated p53 T cellsin Patient 4266 by co-culturing autologous APCs induced to expressmutated p53 within autologous T cells (“p53 hotspot mutation universalscreening”). This example also demonstrates the isolation of fouranti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4266.

Experiments were carried out as described for FIGS. 31-34 and 53-55 forPatient 4266.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4266 were co-cultured withautologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant, WT p53,or mutated p53 sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 31. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometryafter gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells).The results are shown in FIG. 32.

TIL fragments (F1-F24, n=24) from patient 4266 were co-cultured withautologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% byHPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R248 sequence or mutatedp53-R248W sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C.Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results areshown in FIG. 33. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometryafter gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells).The results are shown in FIG. 34.

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. The following day, cells were co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles from patient 4266. The next day cells were pulsedwith no peptide, DMSO, wild type p53-R248 peptide SSCMGGMNRR (SEQ ID NO:590) or mutated p53-R248W peptide SSCMGGMNWR (SEQ ID NO: 591) for 2hours at 37° C. at 1 μg/mL. TIL cultures from patient 4266 (10⁵) wereadded to wells and co-cultured overnight at 37° C. Expression of 4-1 BBwas evaluated by flow cytometry after gating for lymphocytes→livingcells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells) 4 CD4−CD8+. The results are shown inFIG. 53.

T cells expressing mock (no TCR), 4266-TCR1, 4266-TCR2, 4266-TCR3 or4266-TCR4 with putative specificity to p53-R248W identified from4266-TIL were co-cultured with autologous APCs which were pulsed withpeptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25 amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-R248 sequence or mutated p53-R248W sequences. Mediaalone and PMA and lonomycin were negative and positive controls,respectively. Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Expressionof 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gating forlymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+(T cells)→CD4−CD8+. Theresults are shown in FIG. 54.

A tumor cell (TC) line was established from a xenografted tumor fragmentresected from Patient 4266 then serially passaged throughimmunocompromised mice (TC #4266). The TC #4266 was co-cultured with Tcells (10⁵) expressing mock (no TCR) or p53-R248W-specific TCRs(4266-TCR2, 4266-TCR3 or 4266-TCR4) overnight at 37° C. The TC #4266cells were either incubated with nothing, W6/32 pan-HLA Class-1 specificblocking antibody, IVA12 pan-HLA Class-II specific blocking antibody ormutated p53-R248W peptide SSCMGGMNWR (SEQ ID NO: 591) for 2 hours at 37°C. The antibodies were kept in the co-culture at 5 μg/mL finalconcentration. The peptide was incubated at 1 g/mL and excess peptidewas washed after incubation. Media alone (no TC) and PMA and lonomycinwere negative and positive controls, respectively. Expression of 4-1 BBwas evaluated by flow cytometry after gating for lymphocytes→livingcells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells)→CD4−CD8+. The results are shown inFIG. 55.

The sequence of 4266-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4266, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 97), the second underlined region isthe CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 98), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 99), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 100), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 101), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:102). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 103) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 104) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 105) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 106) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4266-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4266-F1, 4266-F3, 4266-F5 and4266-F6 with p53mutTMG or R248W long peptide (both co-cultures detectedthe same TCR), sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 17.0% (observed 9 times of 53pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 583) MALLLVPAFQVIFTLGGTRAQSVTQLDSQVPVFEEAPVELRCNYSSSVSVYLFWYVQYPNQGLQLLLKYLSGSTLVESINGFEAEFNKSQTSFHLRKPSVHISDTAEYFCAVSDLVRDDKIIFGKGTRLHILPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLR ILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHIGLLCCVAFSLLWASPVNAGVTQTPKFQVLKTGQSMTLQCAQDMNHNSMYWYRQDPGMGLRLIYYSASEGTTDKGEVPNGYNVSRLNKREFSLRLESAAPSQTSVYFCASIGGFEAFFGQGTRLTVVEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWIINPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4266-TCR1 of Patient 4266 are set forth in Table38 below.

TABLE 38 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 9  9.4%CDR3beta 10 10.4% 4266-TCR1 pairs 9  9.4% Total paired TCRs 53 55.2%

The sequence of 4266-TCR2, which was isolated from Patient 4266, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 107), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 108), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 109), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 110), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 111), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:112). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 113) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 114) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 115) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 116) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4266-TCR2Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4266-F1, 4266-F3, 4266-F5 and4266-F6 with p53mutTMG or R248W long peptide (both co-cultures detectedthe same TCR), sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 24.5% (observed 13 times of 53pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 584) MAGVFLLYVSMKMGGTTGQNIDQPTEMTATEGAIVQINCTYQTSGFNGLFWYQQHAGEAPTFLSYNVLDGLEEKGRFSSFLSRSKGYSYLLLKELQMKDSASYLCAVYTGGFKTIFGAGTRLFVKANIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTHIDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAG FNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASNLGGGSTDTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWIINPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS 

The statistics for TCR 4266-TCR2 of Patient 4266 are set forth in Table39 below.

TABLE 39 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 21 21.9%CDR3beta 18 18.8% 4266-TCR2 pairs 13 13.5% Total paired TCRs 53 55.2%

The sequence of 4266-TCR3, which was isolated from Patient 4266, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 117), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 118), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 119), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 120), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 121), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:122). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 123) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 124) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 125) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 126) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4266-TCR3Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4266-F1, 4266-F3, 4266-F5 and4266-F6 with p53mutTMG or R248W long peptide (both co-cultures detectedthe same TCR), sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 34.0% (observed 18 times of 53pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 585) MAGVFLLYVSMKMGGTTGQNIDQPTEMTATEGAIVQINCTYQTSGFNGLFWYQQHAGEAPTFLSYNVLDGLEEKGRFSSFLSRSKGYSYLLLKELQMKDSASYLCAFYYGGSQGNLIFGKGTKLSVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRUCWVVLGFLGTDHTGAGVSQSPRYKVAKRGQDVALRCDPISGHVSLFWYQQALGQGPEFLTYFQNEAQLDKSGLPSDRFFAERPEGSVSTLKIQRTQQEDSAVYLCASSFGSGSTDTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVITPKVSLFEPSKAELINKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPOAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4266-TCR3 of Patient 4266 are set forth in Table40 below.

TABLE 40 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 19 19.8%CDR3beta 26 27.1 4266-TCR3 pairs 18 18.8% Total paired TCRs 53 55.2%

The sequence of 4266-TCR4, which was isolated from Patient 4266, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 127), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 128), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 129), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 130), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 131), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:132). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 133) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 134) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 135) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 136) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified using the screening method setforth below. The method used to isolate the TCR is set forth below.

TCR name: 4266-TCR4Recognition of p53 mutation: R248WScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4266-F1, 4266-F3, 4266-F5 and4266-F6 with p53mutTMG or R248W long peptide (both co-cultures detectedthe same TCR), sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 9.4% (observed 5 times of 53pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 586) MAGVFLLYVSMKMGGTTGQNIDQPTEMTATEGAIVQINCTYQTSGFNGLFWYQQHAGEAPTFLSYNVLDGLEEKGRFSSFLSRSKGYSYLLLKELQMKDSASYLCAVYPGGSQGNLIFGKGTKLSVKPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLK VAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHTRLLCWAALCLLGAELTEAGVAQSPRYKIIEKRQSVAFWCNPISGHATLYWYQQILGQGPKLLIQFQNNGVVDDSQLPKDRFSAERLKGVDSTLKIQPAKLEDSAVYLCASSLGTGSTDTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRKNS

The statistics for TCR 4266-TCR4 of Patient 4266 are set forth in Table41 below.

TABLE 41 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96 100%  CDR3alpha 5 5.2%CDR3beta 13 13.5 4266-TCR3 pairs 5 5.2% Total paired TCRs 53 55.2% 

Example 10

This example demonstrates a summary of responses to p53 “hotspot”mutations by T cells.

A summary of responses to p53 “hotspot” mutations by T cells is providedin Table 42. Numbers 1-15 of Table 42 were a retrospective study.Numbers 16-33 of Table 42 were a prospective study.

TABLE 42 # Tumor type Patient p53 mut T cell screen HLA 1 Gastric 3446G245S n/a n/a 2 Gastroesophageal 3788 Y220C N n/a 3 Rectal 3942 R273Cn/a n/a 4 Colon 4023 R282W Y Class-II 5 Colon 4095 R282W n/a n/a 6Ovarian 4127 G245S Y DRB3*02:02 7 Breast 4130 R273H Y Class-II 8 Colon4141 R175H Y A*02:01 9 Ovarian 4149 Y220C Y DRB3*02:02 10 Colon 4160R273H N n/a 11 Melanoma 4165 G245D N n/a 12 Colon 4166 R248W n/a n/a 13Rectal 4171 R248Q N n/a 14 Melanoma 4187 R273H N n/a 15 Colon 4196 R175HY A*02:01 16 Colon 4213 R248Q Y both 17 Colon 4217 R175H N n/a 18Cholangio- 4220 R248Q N n/a carcinoma 19 Rectal 4235 R273C N n/a 20Colon 4238 R248Q Y Class-I 21 Colon 4244 R282W N n/a 22 Colon 4245 R248QN n/a 23 Colon 4252 R175H N n/a 24 Melanoma 4253 R248W Y unknown 25Colon 4254 R273H N n/a 26 Colon 4257 R248W N n/a 27 Endometrial 4258R273H N n/a 28 Colon 4259 Y220C Y A*02.01, DRB1*04 29 Colon 4266 R248W YA*68:01 30 Colon 4268 R248Q Y both 31 Pancreatic 4270 R282W Y unknown 32Rectal 4273 R248W Y DPB1*02:01 33 Rectal 4274 R175H n/a 34 Colon 4283R175H N n/a 35 Colon 4285 R175H Y DRB1*13:01 36 Colon 4287 R248W N n/a37 Colon 4312 R175H N n/a n/a = not applicable; N = negative; Y =confirmed reactive; TBS = to be screened.

Example 11

This example demonstrates the treatment of patients with p53mutation-reactive TIL.

A summary of the treatment of patients with p53 mutation-reactive TIL isprovided in Table 43.

TABLE 43 Total % of # of p53 Infusion # of p53 reactive Tumor p53 bagCells reactive TIL Duration # Type Patient mut screening (×10⁹) TIL(×10⁹) Response (months) 1 Ovarian 4127 G245S Y 143 2.8 4.0 P.R. 4 2Colon 4141 R175H Y 69 0.8 0.6 N.R. — 3 Colon 4196 R175H Y 92 3.3 3.0N.R. — 4 Ovarian 4149 Y220C Y 37 11.1 4.1 N.R. — 5 Colon 4213 R248Q TBS33 P.R. 4 6 Colon 4238 R248Q TBS 57 N.R. 7 Colon 4266 R248W Y 104 50.852.8 8 Colon 4268 R248Q **TBS 9 Rectal 4273 R248W **Y 117 6.8 8.0 N.R. —10 Colon 4285 R175H Y 69.6 2.4 1.7 N.R. — NT = not treated; TBS = to bescreened; N.R. = no response; P.R. = partial response; **patient not yettreated.

Example 12

This example demonstrates the isolation and specific reactivity of a TCRfrom patient 4141.

Autologous APCs were transfected with TMG encoding irrelevant mutations,WT p53 sequence, or mutated p53 sequence including R175H. Media aloneand PMA and ionomycin were negative and positive controls, respectively.The following day, TIL from patient 4141 (fragment culture 12) wereco-cultured overnight at 37° C. with TMG-transfected APCs. Secretion ofIFN-γ was evaluated by ELISPOT. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated byflow cytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PInegative)→CD3+(T cells)→CD4−CD8+. The results are shown in FIG. 38.

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. The following day, cells were co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles from patient 4141 and either no extra gene, WTTP53 TMG, or mutated TP53 TMG containing the p53-R175H sequence. TILwith specificity to p53-R175H from Patient 4141 (fragment culture 12)were co-cultured the following day with transfected Cos7 cells and wereincubated overnight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated byELISPOT. The results are shown in FIG. 39.

T cells expressing mock (no TCR) or 4141-TCR1a2 were co-cultured with T2tumor cells (expressing HLA-A*02:01). T2 cells were pulsed for 2 hoursat 37° C. with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% by HPLC)peptides composed of WT p53-R175 peptide HMTEVVRRC (SEQ ID NO: 532) ormutated p53-R175H peptide HMTEVVRHC (SEQ ID NO: 530). Media alone andPMA and lonomycin were negative and positive controls, respectively.Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ wasevaluated by ELISA. The results are shown in FIG. 40.

T cells expressing 4141-TCR1a2 were co-cultured overnight at 37° C. withSaos2 cells (p53-NULL and HLA-A*02:01+), which were either unmanipulatedor made to overexpress full length p53-R175H protein. Inhibitors ofsecretion (monensin and brefeldin A) were added to co-cultures to trapcytokines within T cells. After 6 hours of co-culture, cells were fixedand permeabilized then stained for IL-2, CD107a, IFN-γ and tumornecrosis factor-alpha (TNFα). Flow cytometry was used to analyzeco-cultures based on a lymphocyte gate. The results are shown in FIG.41.

The sequence of TCR 4141-TCR1a2, which was isolated from Patient 4141,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 467), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 468), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 469), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 470), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 471), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 472). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 473) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 474) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 475) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:476) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4141-TCR1a2Recognition of p53 mutation: R175HScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4141 infusion bag TIL withp53mutTMG and sorted CD8+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCR then TA TOPO cloning kit(Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass.) for alpha chainTCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 587) MASIRAVFIFLWLQLDLVNGENVEQHPSTLSVQEGDSAVIKCTYSDSASNYFPWYKQELGKGPQUIDIRSNVGEKKDQRIAVTLNKTAKHFSLHITETOPEDSAVYFCAASKSAIMVVLQTSSSLELALCLLSSQVNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSS RAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHPQLLGYVVLCLLGAGPLEAQVTQNPRYLITVTGKKLTVTCSONMNHEYMSWYRQDPGLGLRQIYYSMNVEVTDKGDVPEGYKVSRKEKRNFPLILESPSPNQTSLYFCASSIQQGADTQYFGPGTRLTVLEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMV KRKNS

The statistics for 4141-TCR1a2 from patient 4141 are set forth in Table44 below.

TABLE 44 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha Unknown(TA TOPO cloning) Not applicable CDR3beta 58 60.4%

Example 13

This example demonstrates the isolation and specific reactivity of a TCRisolated from patient 4259.

TIL fragment culture (no. 6) from patient 4259 was co-cultured withautologous APCs either (1) electroporated with TMG composed ofirrelevant, WT p53, or mutated p53 sequence or (2) pulsed with peptidevehicle (DMSO) or purified (>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptidescomposed of WT p53-Y220 sequence or mutated p53-Y220C sequence.Co-cultures were performed overnight at 37° C. Expression of 4-1BB wasevaluated by flow cytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells(PI negative)→CD3+(T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 42.

Autologous APCs were pulsed with decreasing concentrations of 25-aminoacid peptides corresponding to the WT p53-Y220 or mutated p53-Y220Csequence for 2 hours at 37° C. TIL fragment culture (no. 6) from patient4259 was co-cultured with peptide-pulsed APCs. Expression of 4-1BB wasassayed by flow cytometry after gating lymphocytes→living cells (P1negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 43.

Autologous antigen presenting cells were pulsed with DMSO, WT p53-Y220peptide RNTFRHSVVVPYE (SEQ ID NO: 533) or mutated p53-Y220C peptideRNTFRHSVVVPCE (SEQ ID NO: 534) for 2 hours at 37° C. Excess peptide waswashed away. TIL from patient 4259 (fragment culture 6) with specificityto p53-Y220C was co-cultured overnight at 37° C. with peptide-pulsedAPCs. Expression of 4-1 BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gatingfor lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). The resultsare shown in FIG. 44.

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. The following day, cells were co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles from patient 4259. The next day, DMSO or thep53-Y220C peptide RNTFRHSVVVPCE (SEQ ID NO: 534) were pulsed for 2 hourson transfected Cos7 cells. Excess peptide was washed away. TIL fragmentculture no. 6 from Patient 4259 was added (10⁵ cells/well). Co-cultureswere incubated overnight at 37° C. Expression of 4-1BB was assayed byflow cytometry after gating lymphocytes→live→CD3+ (T cells)→CD8−CD4+.The results are shown in FIG. 45.

APCs autologous to Patient 4259 were pulsed with 25-amino acid peptidescorresponding to the WT p53-Y220 or mutated p53-Y220C sequence for 2hours at 37° C. Excess peptide was washed away. T cells expressing4259-F6-TCR were co-cultured overnight at 37° C. with peptide-pulsedAPCs. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flow cytometry after gatingfor lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+ (T cells). Theintroduced TCR was measured by mouse TCRbeta (mTCR). The results areshown in Table 45.

TABLE 45 WT p53-Y220 Mut p53-Y220C 4-1BB+/mTCR+ 0.27 5.22 4-1BB−/mTCR−68.5 73.7 4-1BB+/mTCR− 0.18 1.59 4-1BB−/mTCR+ 31.0 19.5

A tumor cell (TC) line was established from a xenografted tumor fragmentresected from Patient 4259 and then serially passaged throughimmunocompromised mice (TC #4259). TC #4259 was co-cultured with T cells(10⁵) expressing mock (no TCR) or p53-Y220C-specific TCR (4259-F6-TCR)overnight at 37° C. The TC #4259 cells were either incubated withnothing, W6/32 pan-HLA Class-1 specific blocking antibody, IVA12 pan-HLAClass-II specific blocking antibody or mutated p53-Y220C peptideRNTFRHSVVVPCE (SEQ ID NO: 534) for 2 hours at 37° C. The antibodies werekept in the co-culture at 5 μg/mL final concentration. The peptide wasincubated at 10 μg/mL and excess peptide was washed after incubation.Media alone (no TC) and PMA and Ionomycin were negative and positivecontrols, respectively. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flowcytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+(T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 46.

The sequence of TCR 4259-F6-TCR, which was isolated from Patient 4259,is set forth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the firstunderlined region is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 477), the secondunderlined region is the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 478), the thirdunderlined region is the CDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 479), the fourthunderlined region is the CDR1beta (SEQ ID NO: 480), the fifth underlinedregion is the CDR2beta (SEQ ID NO: 481), and the sixth underlined regionis the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO: 482). The bold region is the linker (SEQ IDNO: 26). Starting from the amino terminus, the first italicized regionis the alpha chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the seconditalicized region is the beta chain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thealpha chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 483) includes the sequencestarting from the amino terminus and ending immediately prior to thestart of the alpha chain constant region. The beta chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 484) includes the sequence starting immediately after thelinker and ending immediately prior to the start of the beta chainconstant region. The full-length alpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 485) includesthe sequence starting from the amino terminus and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the linker. The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO:486) includes the sequence starting immediately after the linker andending with the carboxyl terminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4259-F6-TCRRecognition of p53 mutation: Y220CScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4259-F6 with p53-Y220C peptideand sorted CD4+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 81.1% (observed 36 times of 44pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 588) MASLRVLLVILWLQLSWVWSQQKEVEQNSGPLSVPEGAIASLNCTYSDRGSQSFFWYRQYSGKSPELIMFIYSNGDKEDGRFTAQLNKASQYVSLLIRDSQPSDSATYLCAWNSGGSNYKLTFGKGTLLTVNPNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAMWSNQTSFTCQDIFKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVLRI LLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHLGLLCCGAFSLLWAGPVNAGVTQTPKFRVLKTGQSMTLLCAQDMNHEYMYWYRQDPGMGLRLIHYSVGEGTTAKGEVPDGYNVSRLKKQNFLLGLESAAPSQTSVYFCASSYSQAWGQPQHFGDGTRLSILEDLRNVTPPKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATEWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVKRK NS

The statistics for 4259-F6-TCR from patient 4259 are set forth in Table46 below.

TABLE 46 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 41 42.7%CDR3beta 47 49.0% 4259-F6-TCR pairs 36 37.5% Total paired TCRs 44 45.8%

Example 14

This example demonstrates the isolation and specific reactivity of a TCRfrom patient 4285.

TIL fragments (F1-F22 and F24, n=23) from patient 4285 were co-culturedwith autologous APCs electroporated with TMG composed of irrelevant, WTp53, or mutated p53 sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The resultsare shown in FIG. 47. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flowcytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+(T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 49.

TIL fragments (F1-F22 and F24, n=23) from patient 4285 were co-culturedwith autologous APCs pulsed with peptide vehicle (DMSO) or purified(>95% by HPLC) 25-amino acid peptides composed of WT p53-R175 sequenceor mutated p53-R175H sequence. Co-cultures were performed overnight at37° C. Secretion of IFN-γ was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The resultsare shown in FIG. 48. Expression of 4-1BB was evaluated by flowcytometry after gating for lymphocytes→living cells (PI negative)→CD3+(T cells). The results are shown in FIG. 50. TIL fragment F6 was thesource of 4285-TCR 1 after sorting CD4+41BB+ T cells.

Autologous APCs were pulsed with 15-amino acid peptides from thep53-R175H sequence (amino acid substitution underlined in Table 45)overlapping 14 amino acids. TIL from patient 4285 (fragment cultures 10,6 and 9) with specificity to p53-R175H were co-cultured overnight at 37°C. with peptide-pulsed APCs. DMSO was peptide vehicle. Secretion ofIFN-7 was evaluated using ELISPOT assay. The results are shown in Table47.

TABLE 47 ELISPOT Result Positive (+) or negative (−) for IFN−yproduction Peptide SEQ ID NO: 4285−F10 4285−F6 4285−F9 None (vehicle)Not applicable − − − YKQSQHMTEVVR H CP 519 − − − KQSQHMTEVVR H CPH 520 −− + QSQHMTEVVR H CPHH 521 − + + SQHMTEVVR H CPHHE 522 + + + QHMTEVVR HCPHHER 523 + + + HMTEVVR H CPHHERC 524 + + + MTEVVR H CPHHERCS 525 + + +TEVVR H CPHHERCSD 526 + + EVVR H CPHHERCSDS 527 + + + VVR H CPHHERCSDSD528 + + − VR H CPHHERCSDSDG 529 + + −

Cos7 cells (2.5×10⁴ per well) were plated on wells of flat-bottom 96well plates. The following day, cells were co-transfected withindividual HLA alleles from patient 4285. The next day cells were pulsedwith DMSO or mutated p53-R175H peptide YKQSQHMTEVVRHCPHHERCSDSDG (SEQ IDNO: 2) for 2 hours at 37° C. at 10 μg/mL. Selected TIL fragment cultureswith specificity to p53-R175H from Patient 4285 (4285-F6, 4285-F9 and4285-F10) were co-cultured with transfected Cos7 cells overnight at 37°C. Expression of 4-1BB was assayed by flow cytometry after gatinglymphocytes→live→CD3+ (T cells) 4 CD8−CD4+. The results are shown inFIG. 51.

Autologous APCs were pulsed with decreasing concentrations of 25- or15-amino acid peptides corresponding to the WT or mutated p53-R175Hsequence for 2 hours at 37° C. T cells transposed with 4285-TCR1 frompatient 4285 were co-cultured overnight at 37° C. with peptide-pulsedAPCs. Expression of 4-1BB was assayed by flow cytometry after gatinglymphocytes→live→CD3+ (T cells)→CD8−CD4+. The results are shown in FIG.52.

The sequence of 4285-TCR1, which was isolated from Patient 4285, is setforth below. Starting from the amino terminus, the first underlinedregion is the CDR1alpha (SEQ ID NO: 487), the second underlined regionis the CDR2alpha (SEQ ID NO: 488), the third underlined region is theCDR3alpha (SEQ ID NO: 489), the fourth underlined region is the CDR1beta(SEQ ID NO: 490), the fifth underlined region is the CDR2beta (SEQ IDNO: 491), and the sixth underlined region is the CDR3beta (SEQ ID NO:492). The bold region is the linker (SEQ ID NO: 26). Starting from theamino terminus, the first italicized region is the alpha chain constantregion (SEQ ID NO: 23) and the second italicized region is the betachain constant region (SEQ ID NO: 25). The alpha chain variable region(SEQ ID NO: 493) includes the sequence starting from the amino terminusand ending immediately prior to the start of the alpha chain constantregion. The beta chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 494) includes thesequence starting immediately after the linker and ending immediatelyprior to the start of the beta chain constant region. The full-lengthalpha chain (SEQ ID NO: 495) includes the sequence starting from theamino terminus and ending immediately prior to the start of the linker.The full-length beta chain (SEQ ID NO: 496) includes the sequencestarting immediately after the linker and ending with the carboxylterminus.

Cancer reactive T cells were identified as described below. The TCR wasisolated as described below.

TCR name: 4285-TCR1Recognition of p53 mutation: R175HScreening method: p53 “hotspot” mutation universal screeningCo-culture to identify TCR: Co-culture 4285-F6 with p53-R175H peptideand sorted CD4+41BB+ T cellsMethod to identify TCR: single-cell RT-PCRAbundance of TCR amongst all paired TCRs: 81.8% (observed 36 times of 44pairs)TCR orientation: alpha-betaExpression vector: SB transposon

(SEQ ID NO: 589) MAKNPLAAPLLILWFHLDCVSSILNVEQSPQSLHVQEGDSTNFTCSFPSSNFYALHWYRWETAKSPEALFVMTLNGDEKKKGRISATLNTKEGYSYLYIKGSQPEDSATYLCALITGGGNKLTFGTGTQLKVELNIQNPEPAVYQLKDPRSQDSTLCLFTDFDSQINVPKTMESGTFITDKCVLDMKAMDSKSNGAIAWSNQTSFTCQDIEKETNATYPSSDVPCDATLTEKSFETDMNLNFQNLLVIVL RILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSSRAKRSGSGATNFSLLKQAGDVEENPGPMHLGLLCCGAFSLLWAGPVNAGVTQTPKFRVLKTGQSMTLLCAQDMNHEYMYWYRQDPGMGLRLIHYSVGEGTTAKGEVPDGYNVSRLKKQNFLLGLESAAPSQTSVYFCASRLQGWNSPLHFGNGTRLTVTEDLRNFTPPKVSLFEPSKAELINKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVCTDPQAYKESNYSYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNTIFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRADCGITSASYQQGVLSATILYEILLGKATLYAVLVSTLVVMAMVK RKNS

The statistics for 4285-TCR1 from patient 4285 are set forth in Table48.

TABLE 48 Parameter # Frequency Total wells 96  100% CDR3alpha 37 39.8%CDR3beta 39 40.6% 4285-TCR1 pairs 36 37.5% Total paired TCRs 44 45.8%

Example 15

This example demonstrates the specific reactivity of the threeanti-mutated p53 TCRs from patient 4196 of Example 2.

The expression of HLA-A*0201 and p53 R175H by various target cell linesis presented in Table 49.

TABLE 49 HLA-A2 by P53 Estimated P53 HLA-A*0201 FACS MFI R175H R175Hcopy # Cell line reported (MFI isotype) reported per 1e5 GAPDH KLE ++46733 (2038) + 167 SKUT1 + −1009 (1009) + 308 TYKNU + +6556 (1537) 175TYKNU + +8611 (1511) + 179 CpR VMRCLCD + +8340 (949) + 43 SKBR3 + weak3414 (2546) + 99 CEM/C1 − −387 (330) + 138 HCC1395 − −1743 (1537) + 105KMS26 + +57284 (679) + 87 AU565 weak 3839 (1870) + 80 LS123 − −1916(2009) + 190 CCRF − −235 (177) + 149 CEM SAOS2 + +51049 (1417) + N/AR175H SAOS + +40003 (1272) − 22 (detection limit) Parental media Notapplicable n/a n/a n/a (n/a) PMA/Io n/a n/a n/a n/a

The target cells of Table 49 were co-cultured with cells that weretransduced with one of the TCRs of Example 2. Mock-transduced cells (noTCR) were used as control effector cells. IFN-γ secretion (pg/mL) (Table50) and 4-1BB expression (% 4-1BB (of mTCRβ+)) (Table 51) were measured.

TABLE 50 TP53 TCR TP53 TCR TP53 TCR AV38/BV10 AV12/BV6 AV6/BV11 Cellline CD8+ CD8+ CD8+ mock TCR KLE 741  110  71 51 SKUT1 28 24 26 38 TYKNU196  41 27 33 TYKNU CpR 298  65 34 24 VMRCLCD 23 22 23 23 SKBR3 26 23 2426 CEM/C1 26 23 22 28 HCC1395 25 23 26 24 KMS26 472  168  95 23 AU565 2130 25 28 LS123 25 23 25 26 CCRF CEM 23 23 30 30 SAOS2 R175H >2000  1064  190  24 SAOS Parental 29 26 26 25 media 25 26 26 25 PMA/lo 1166 485  98 161 

TABLE 51 TP53 TCR TP53 TCR TP53 TCR AV38/BV10 AV12/BV6 AV6/BV11 mockCell line CD8+ CD8+ CD8+ TCR KLE 91.5  80.9  84.3  2.2 SKUT1 2.6 2.5 2.58.3 TYKNU 70.4  67.3  56.4  2.7 TYKNU 87.7  78.5  74.7  2.8 CpR VMRCLCD3.0 2.8 8.0 6.3 SKBR3 1.5 2.4 2.1 5.2 CEM/C1 2.6 3.5 5.0 4.1 HCC1395 1.52.3 3.4 2.6 KMS26 65.7  58.7  61.5  6.9 AU565 2.0 2.0 2.3 5.6 LS123 2.02.7 3.2 4.6 CCRF 3.9 5.6 6.2 2.4 CEM SAOS2 89.3  88.4  88.5  5.5 R175HSAOS 2.3 0.0 11.0  5.2 Parental

Example 16

This example demonstrates a summary of the reactivity of TCRs ofExamples 1-15.

The TCRs of Table 52 were isolated, expressed in T cells and testedagainst the relevant antigen. A summary of the results is shown in Table52.

TABLE 52 p53 a.a. TCR p53 mutation TCR name substitution tested?reactive? 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR1 G245S yes yes 4127-TP53-G245S-TCR4 G245Syes yes 4127_O102_TCR G245S yes yes 4149TCRa2b2 Y220C yes yes4196_AV12-1_with_BV6-1 R175H yes yes 4196_AV38-1_with_BV10-3 R175H yesyes 4196_AV6_with_BV11-2 R175H yes yes 4253-TIL-TCR1 R248W yes no4253-TIL-TCR2 R248W yes no 4266-TCR1 R248W yes no 4266-TCR2 R248W yesyes 4266-TCR3 R248W yes yes 4266-TCR4 R248W yes yes 4268-TCR1 R248Q yesno 4268-TCR2 R248Q yes no 4268-TCR3 R248Q yes no 4268-TCR4 R248Q yes no4268-TCR5 R248Q yes no 4273-TP53-R248W- R248W yes no TCR1a14273-TP53-R248W- R248W yes Yes TCR1a2 4141-TCR1a2 R175H yes yes4285-TCR1 R175H yes yes 4259-F6-TCR Y220C yes yes 4127-O37-TCR G245S yesyes

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The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and “at least one” andsimilar referents in the context of describing the invention (especiallyin the context of the following claims) are to be construed to coverboth the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein orclearly contradicted by context. The use of the term “at least one”followed by a list of one or more items (for example, “at least one of Aand B”) is to be construed to mean one item selected from the listeditems (A or B) or any combination of two or more of the listed items (Aand B), unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted bycontext. The terms “comprising,” “having,” “including,” and “containing”are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning “including, butnot limited to,”) unless otherwise noted. Recitation of ranges of valuesherein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referringindividually to each separate value falling within the range, unlessotherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated intothe specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methodsdescribed herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwiseindicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The useof any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”)provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the inventionand does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention unlessotherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construedas indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice ofthe invention.

Preferred embodiments of this invention are described herein, includingthe best mode known to the inventors for carrying out the invention.Variations of those preferred embodiments may become apparent to thoseof ordinary skill in the art upon reading the foregoing description. Theinventors expect skilled artisans to employ such variations asappropriate, and the inventors intend for the invention to be practicedotherwise than as specifically described herein. Accordingly, thisinvention includes all modifications and equivalents of the subjectmatter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicablelaw. Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in allpossible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention unlessotherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.

1. An isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated human p53.
 2. The TCR of claim 1, wherein the TCR has antigenic specificity for human p53 with a mutation at position 175, 220, 245, or 248 of SEQ ID NO:
 1. 3. The TCR of claim 1, wherein the TCR has antigenic specificity for human p53 with one of the following human p53 mutations: R175H, Y220C, G245S, R248Q, or R248W.
 4. The TCR of claim 1, wherein the TCR comprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) all of SEQ ID NOs: 27-32; (2) all of SEQ ID NOs: 37-42; (3) all of SEQ ID NOs: 47-52; (4) all of SEQ ID NOs: 57-62; (5) all of SEQ ID NOs: 67-72; (6) all of SEQ ID NOs: 77-82; (7) all of SEQ ID NOs: 87-92; (8) all of SEQ ID NOs: 97-102; (9) all of SEQ ID NOs: 107-112; (10) all of SEQ ID NOs: 117-122; (11) all of SEQ ID NOs: 127-132; (12) all of SEQ ID NOs: 137-142; (13) all of SEQ ID NOs: 147-152; (14) all of SEQ ID NOs: 157-162; (15) all of SEQ ID NOs: 167-172; (16) all of SEQ ID NOs: 177-182; (17) all of SEQ ID NOs: 187-192; (18) all of SEQ ID NOs: 197-202; (19) all of SEQ ID NOs: 207-212; (20) all of SEQ ID NOs: 217-222; (21) all of SEQ ID NOs: 227-232; (22) all of SEQ ID NOs: 237-242; (23) all of SEQ ID NOs: 247-252; (24) all of SEQ ID NOs: 257-262; (25) all of SEQ ID NOs: 267-272; (26) all of SEQ ID NOs: 277-282; (27) all of SEQ ID NOs: 287-292; (28) all of SEQ ID NOs: 297-302; (29) all of SEQ ID NOs: 307-312; (30) all of SEQ ID NOs: 317-322; (31) all of SEQ ID NOs: 327-332; (32) all of SEQ ID NOs: 337-342; (33) all of SEQ ID NOs: 347-352; (34) all of SEQ ID NOs: 357-362; (35) all of SEQ ID NOs: 367-372; (36) all of SEQ ID NOs: 377-382; (37) all of SEQ ID NOs: 387-392; (38) all of SEQ ID NOs: 397-402; (39) all of SEQ ID NOs: 407-412; (40) all of SEQ ID NOs: 417-422; (41) all of SEQ ID NOs: 427-432; (42) all of SEQ ID NOs: 437-442; (43) all of SEQ ID NOs: 447-452; (44) all of SEQ ID NOs: 457-462; (45) all of SEQ ID NOs: 467-472; (46) all of SEQ ID NOs: 477-482; or (47) all of SEQ ID NOs: 487-492.
 5. The TCR of claim 1, wherein the TCR comprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) both of SEQ ID NOs: 33-34; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 43-44; (3) both of SEQ ID NOs: 53-54; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 63-64; (5) both of SEQ ID NOs: 73-74; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 83-84; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs: 93-94; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs: 103-104; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 113-114; (10) both of SEQ ID NOs: 123-124; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 133-134; (12) both of SEQ ID NOs: 143-144; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 153-154; (14) both of SEQ ID NOs: 163-164; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 173-174; (16) both of SEQ ID NOs: 183-184; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 193-194; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs: 203-204; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 213-214; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs: 223-224; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 233-234; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs: 243-244; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 253-254; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs: 263-264; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 273-274; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs: 283-284; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 293-294; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs: 303-304; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 313-314; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs: 323-324; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 333-334; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs: 343-344; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 353-354; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs: 363-364; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 373-374; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs: 383-384; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 393-394; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs: 403-404; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 413-414; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs: 423-424; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 433-434; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs: 443-444; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 453-454; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs: 463-464; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 473-474; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs: 483-484; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 493-494.
 6. The TCR of claim 1, wherein the TCR comprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) both of SEQ ID NOs: 35-36; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 45-46; (3) both of SEQ ID NOs: 55-56; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 65-66; (5) both of SEQ ID NOs: 75-76; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 85-86; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs: 95-96; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs: 105-106; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 115-116; (10) both of SEQ ID NOs: 125-126; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 135-136; (12) both of SEQ ID NOs: 145-146; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 155-156; (14) both of SEQ ID NOs: 165-166; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 175-176; (16) both of SEQ ID NOs: 185-186; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 195-196; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs: 205-206; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 215-216; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs: 225-226; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 235-236; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs: 245-246; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 255-256; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs: 265-266; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 275-276; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs: 285-286; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 295-296; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs: 305-306; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 315-316; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs: 325-326; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 335-336; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs: 345-346; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 355-356; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs: 365-366; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 375-376; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs: 385-386; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 395-396; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs: 405-406; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 415-416; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs: 425-426; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 435-436; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs: 445-446; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 455-456; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs: 465-466; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 475-476; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs: 485-486; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 495-496.
 7. An isolated or purified polypeptide comprising a functional portion of the TCR of claim 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) all of SEQ ID NOs: 27-32; (2) all of SEQ ID NOs: 37-42; (3) all of SEQ ID NOs: 47-52; (4) all of SEQ ID NOs: 57-62; (5) all of SEQ ID NOs: 67-72; (6) all of SEQ ID NOs: 77-82; (7) all of SEQ ID NOs: 87-92; (8) all of SEQ ID NOs: 97-102; (9) all of SEQ ID NOs: 107-112; (10) all of SEQ ID NOs: 117-122; (11) all of SEQ ID NOs: 127-132; (12) all of SEQ ID NOs: 137-142; (13) all of SEQ ID NOs: 147-152; (14) all of SEQ ID NOs: 157-162; (15) all of SEQ ID NOs: 167-172; (16) all of SEQ ID NOs: 177-182; (17) all of SEQ ID NOs: 187-192; (18) all of SEQ ID NOs: 197-202; (19) all of SEQ ID NOs: 207-212; (20) all of SEQ ID NOs: 217-222; (21) all of SEQ ID NOs: 227-232; (22) all of SEQ ID NOs: 237-242; (23) all of SEQ ID NOs: 247-252; (24) all of SEQ ID NOs: 257-262; (25) all of SEQ ID NOs: 267-272; (26) all of SEQ ID NOs: 277-282; (27) all of SEQ ID NOs: 287-292; (28) all of SEQ ID NOs: 297-302; (29) all of SEQ ID NOs: 307-312; (30) all of SEQ ID NOs: 317-322; (31) all of SEQ ID NOs: 327-332; (32) all of SEQ ID NOs: 337-342; (33) all of SEQ ID NOs: 347-352; (34) all of SEQ ID NOs: 357-362; (35) all of SEQ ID NOs: 367-372; (36) all of SEQ ID NOs: 377-382; (37) all of SEQ ID NOs: 387-392; (38) all of SEQ ID NOs: 397-402; (39) all of SEQ ID NOs: 407-412; (40) all of SEQ ID NOs: 417-422; (41) all of SEQ ID NOs: 427-432; (42) all of SEQ ID NOs: 437-442; (43) all of SEQ ID NOs: 447-452; (44) all of SEQ ID NOs: 457-462; (45) all of SEQ ID NOs: 467-472; (46) all of SEQ ID NOs: 477-482; or (47) all of SEQ ID NOs: 487-492.
 8. The polypeptide of claim 7, wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) both of SEQ ID NOs: 33-34; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 43-44; (3) both of SEQ ID NOs: 53-54; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 63-64; (5) both of SEQ ID NOs: 73-74; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 83-84; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs: 93-94; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs: 103-104; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 113-114; (10) both of SEQ ID NOs: 123-124; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 133-134; (12) both of SEQ ID NOs: 143-144; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 153-154; (14) both of SEQ ID NOs: 163-164; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 173-174; (16) both of SEQ ID NOs: 183-184; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 193-194; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs: 203-204; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 213-214; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs: 223-224; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 233-234; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs: 243-244; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 253-254; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs: 263-264; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 273-274; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs: 283-284; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 293-294; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs: 303-304; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 313-314; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs: 323-324; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 333-334; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs: 343-344; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 353-354; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs: 363-364; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 373-374; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs: 383-384; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 393-394; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs: 403-404; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 413-414; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs: 423-424; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 433-434; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs: 443-444; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 453-454; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs: 463-464; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 473-474; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs: 483-484; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 493-494.
 9. The polypeptide of claim 7, wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequences of: (1) both of SEQ ID NOs: 35-36; (2) both of SEQ ID NOs: 45-46; (3) both of SEQ ID NOs: 55-56; (4) both of SEQ ID NOs: 65-66; (5) both of SEQ ID NOs: 75-76; (6) both of SEQ ID NOs: 85-86; (7) both of SEQ ID NOs: 95-96; (8) both of SEQ ID NOs: 105-106; (9) both of SEQ ID NOs: 115-116; (10) both of SEQ ID NOs: 125-126; (11) both of SEQ ID NOs: 135-136; (12) both of SEQ ID NOs: 145-146; (13) both of SEQ ID NOs: 155-156; (14) both of SEQ ID NOs: 165-166; (15) both of SEQ ID NOs: 175-176; (16) both of SEQ ID NOs: 185-186; (17) both of SEQ ID NOs: 195-196; (18) both of SEQ ID NOs: 205-206; (19) both of SEQ ID NOs: 215-216; (20) both of SEQ ID NOs: 225-226; (21) both of SEQ ID NOs: 235-236; (22) both of SEQ ID NOs: 245-246; (23) both of SEQ ID NOs: 255-256; (24) both of SEQ ID NOs: 265-266; (25) both of SEQ ID NOs: 275-276; (26) both of SEQ ID NOs: 285-286; (27) both of SEQ ID NOs: 295-296; (28) both of SEQ ID NOs: 305-306; (29) both of SEQ ID NOs: 315-316; (30) both of SEQ ID NOs: 325-326; (31) both of SEQ ID NOs: 335-336; (32) both of SEQ ID NOs: 345-346; (33) both of SEQ ID NOs: 355-356; (34) both of SEQ ID NOs: 365-366; (35) both of SEQ ID NOs: 375-376; (36) both of SEQ ID NOs: 385-386; (37) both of SEQ ID NOs: 395-396; (38) both of SEQ ID NOs: 405-406; (39) both of SEQ ID NOs: 415-416; (40) both of SEQ ID NOs: 425-426; (41) both of SEQ ID NOs: 435-436; (42) both of SEQ ID NOs: 445-446; (43) both of SEQ ID NOs: 455-456; (44) both of SEQ ID NOs: 465-466; (45) both of SEQ ID NOs: 475-476; (46) both of SEQ ID NOs: 485-486; or (47) both of SEQ ID NOs: 495-496.
 10. An isolated or purified protein comprising: (1) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 27-29 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 30-32; (2) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 37-39 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 40-42; (3) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 47-49 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 50-52; (4) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 57-59 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 60-62; (5) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 67-69 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 70-72; (6) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 77-79 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 80-82; (7) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 87-89 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 90-92; (8) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 97-99 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 100-102; (9) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 107-109 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 110-112; (10) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 117-119 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 120-122; (11) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 127-129 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 130-132; (12) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 137-139 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 140-142; (13) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 147-149 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 150-152; (14) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 157-159 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 160-162; (15) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 167-169 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 170-172; (16) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 177-179 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 180-182; (17) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 187-189 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 190-192; (18) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 197-199 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 200-202; (19) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 207-209 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 210-212; (20) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 217-219 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 220-222; (21) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 227-229 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 230-232; (22) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 237-239 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 240-242; (23) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 247-249 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 250-252; (24) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 257-259 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 260-262; (25) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 267-269 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 270-272; (26) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 277-279 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 280-282; (27) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 287-289 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 290-292; (28) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 297-299 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 300-302; (29) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 307-309 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 310-312; (30) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 317-319 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 320-322; (31) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 327-329 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 330-332; (32) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 337-339 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 340-342; (33) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 347-349 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 350-352; (34) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 357-359 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 360-362; (35) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 367-369 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 370-372; (36) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 377-379 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 380-382; (37) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 387-389 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 390-392; (38) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 397-399 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 400-402; (39) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 407-409 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 410-412; (40) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 417-419 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 420-422; (41) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 427-429 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 430-432; (42) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 437-439 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 440-442; (43) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 447-449 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 450-452; (44) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 457-459 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 460-462; (45) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 467-469 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 470-472; (46) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 477-479 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 480-482; or (47) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 487-489 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequences of all of SEQ ID NOs: 490-492.
 11. The protein of claim 10, wherein the protein comprises: (1) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34; (2) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44; (3) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54; (4) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 63 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64; (5) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 74; (6) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84; (7) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 93 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94; (8) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104; (9) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 113 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114; (10) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 123 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 124; (11) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 133 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 134; (12) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 143 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 144; (13) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 154; (14) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 163 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 164; (15) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 173 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 174; (16) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184; (17) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 193 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 194; (18) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 203 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 204; (19) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 213 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 214; (20) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 223 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224; (21) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 233 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 234; (22) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 243 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 244; (23) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 253 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 254; (24) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 263 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 264; (25) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 273 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 274; (26) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 283 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 284; (27) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 293 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 294; (28) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 303 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 304; (29) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 313 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 314; (30) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 323 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; (31) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 333 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 334; (32) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 343 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 344; (33) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 353 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 354; (34) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 363 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 364; (35) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 373 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 374; (36) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 383 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 384; (37) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 393 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 394; (38) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 403 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 404; (39) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 413 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 414; (40) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 423 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 424; (41) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 433 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 434; (42) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 443 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 444; (43) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 453 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 454; (44) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 463 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 464; (45) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 473 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 474; (46) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 483 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 484; or (47) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 493 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 494. 12. The protein of claim 10, wherein the protein comprises: (1) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36; (2) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46; (3) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56; (4) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66; (5) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76; (6) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86; (7) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96; (8) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 105 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106; (9) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 116; (10) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 125 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 126; (11) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 135 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 136; (12) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 145 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 146; (13) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 155 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 156; (14) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 165 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 166; (15) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 175 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 176; (16) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 185 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 186; (17) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 195 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 196; (18) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 205 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 206; (19) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 215 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 216; (20) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 225 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 226; (21) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 235 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 236; (22) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 245 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 246; (23) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 255 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 256; (24) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 265 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 266; (25) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 275 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 276; (26) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 285 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 286; (27) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 295 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 296; (28) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 305 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 306; (29) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 315 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 316; (30) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 325 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 326; (31) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 335 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 336; (32) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 345 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 346; (33) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 355 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 356; (34) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 365 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 366; (35) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 375 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 376; (36) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 385 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 386; (37) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 395 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 396; (38) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 405 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 406; (39) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 415 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 416; (40) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 425 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 426; (41) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 435 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 436; (42) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 445 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 446; (43) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 455 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 456; (44) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 465 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 466; (45) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 475 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 476; (46) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 485 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 486; or (47) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 495 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 496. 13. An isolated or purified nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the TCR according to claim
 1. 14. A recombinant expression vector comprising the nucleic acid according to claim
 13. 15. An isolated or purified host cell comprising the recombinant expression vector according to claim
 14. 16. An isolated or purified population of cells comprising the host cell according to claim
 15. 17. A pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) the TCR according to claim 1 and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 18. A method of detecting the presence of cancer in mammal, the method comprising: (a) contacting a sample comprising cells of the cancer with the TCR according to claim 1, thereby forming a complex; and (b) detecting the complex, wherein detection of the complex is indicative of the presence of cancer in the mammal.
 19. A method of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal the population of cells according to claim 16, in an amount effective to treat or prevent cancer in the mammal.
 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the population of cells is autologous to the mammal.
 21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the population of cells is allogeneic to the mammal.
 22. The method according to claim 19, wherein the cancer is an epithelial cancer.
 23. The method according to claim 19, wherein the cancer is cholangiocarcinoma, melanoma, colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), glioblastoma, uterine cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, or bladder cancer. 